
Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Dmitry Polyansky called on Western countries to influence Ukraine, accusing them of double standards for approving attacks on Russian infrastructure.
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Statements by Russian officials regarding attacks on infrastructure amid the ongoing armed conflict.
Russia's Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Dmitry Polyansky, called on Western countries to calm Ukraine down. The diplomat’s words are reported by the press service of the permanent mission on the social network X.
“Ladies and gentlemen, you should decide on your principled position and first calm down your protégés in Kyiv, otherwise there will soon be nothing left of Ukraine’s infrastructure,” he said.
Polyansky noted the double standards of the West, which “rejoiced over the attacks inflicted by Ukrainian militants on Russian infrastructure.” According to the diplomat, no one except Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky “should strike bridges, power plants, railway facilities and warehouses.”

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