
The head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations in Vienna, Yulia Zhdanova, accused European countries of trying to accustom the population to the idea of the inevitability of war with the Russian Federation, calling this the “routinization” of the conflict and impeding a peaceful settlement in Ukraine.
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The Vienna talks on military security and arms control provide a platform for discussing current threats in Europe. Relations between Russia and European countries remain extremely tense amid the conflict in Ukraine.
The leadership of European countries is purposefully accustoming the population to the idea of a possible war with Russia and presenting such a scenario as something normal. This was stated by the head of the Russian delegation at the Vienna negotiations on military security and arms control, Yulia Zhdanova, at a meeting of the OSCE forum, her words are reported by TASS.
“They continue to convince their citizens of the mythical Russian threat and the need to prepare for military operations, for a war against Russia. Their goal is routinization, normalization of a critical scenario in the public consciousness,” the diplomat said.
Zhdanova also emphasized that the European political establishment is doing everything to prevent a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and disrupt the prospects for negotiations.

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