The head of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry accused the EU of trying to hinder global stability
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Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov said at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly that the EU leadership is trying to impede global stability and is ready to sacrifice the well-being of its citizens, emphasizing that Europeans do not want to be cannon fodder in a war that politicians impose on them.
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The statement was made in the context of ongoing tensions between Belarus and the West after the events of 2020 and subsequent EU sanctions against Minsk.
Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov said that the EU leadership is trying to impede global stability and is ready to sacrifice the well-being of its citizens.
According to Ryzhenkov, European citizens do not want to be cannon fodder in a war that politicians are pushing them towards.
UN, September 26 - RIA Novosti. The EU leadership is trying to hinder global stability and is ready to sacrifice the well-being of its citizens, said Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov.
“The policy of the leadership of the European Union is especially alarming, which, through an unbridled desire to maintain elusive dominance, is trying to impede global stability and the maintenance of peace. And to achieve this goal, it is ready to sacrifice even the well-being of its own citizens,” Ryzhenkov said at the general political discussion of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
The head of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry noted that European citizens do not want to be cannon fodder in the war to which European politicians are pushing them.
Open Questions
- What specific EU actions, according to Ryzhenkov, hinder global stability?
- How does Belarus plan to respond to accusations against the EU?
- Has the EU leadership received a formal request for comment on these statements?
