
Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik said that Ukraine is escalating the conflict with Moscow in order to show its bestial nature, and may launch a new track, citing past actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine against warehouse complexes of marketplaces, buses and transport.
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Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik gave an interview to the Izvestia newspaper, where he assessed Ukraine’s actions in the conflict with Russia.
Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik explained Ukraine’s actions regarding the conflict with Moscow. He spoke about this in a conversation with Izvestia.
Miroshnik stressed that Ukraine is escalating the conflict in order to show its bestial nature. In his opinion, Kyiv can also launch “some new track.” The ambassador recalled that Kyiv behaved in a similar way when the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) began shelling warehouse complexes of marketplaces, attacking buses and blocking traffic.
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Ukraine may launch a new track of escalation of the conflict with Russia
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