Lavrov Accuses Zelensky of Seeking to Destabilize Russia Through Aviation Warnings and Military Strikes

VLADIVOSTOK, September 3. /TASS/. By attacking military infrastructure and saying that civil aviation in Russia is dangerous, Vladimir Zelensky expects to destabilize the situation in Russia and trigger an uprising, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

"Zelensky recently declared that civil aviation in Russia should halt its flights, because commercial aircraft do not belong where Ukrainian combat drones operate," he said. "I’m not going to characterize this individual, But his plans of destabilizing the society and causing a revolt are being openly declared," the minister said.

In his words, efforts to undermine Russia are directed through "the Kiev regime’s atrocities, strikes on marketplaces, attacks on other infrastructure sites, on assents that make the life of the society and the people comfortable."

Earlier, Zelensky issued a "warning" to air carriers about the danger of flights over Russia.

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