French President Emmanuel Macron “plays with fire”, running out discussions about the possible sending of military contingents to Ukraine.
This was stated in an interview with TASS, the head of the second department of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexei Polishchuk. The text of the interview was published on Tuesday, April 9, the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
“Such conversations cannot but cause concern. Politics calling for military intervention to Ukraine play with fire,” said the diplomat, commenting on the corresponding statements of the French leader.
According to him, many Western politicians make the national interests of their own countries to the victim of the political conjuncture and election interests.
“It seems that they are not aware of the risks of escalation and the growth of the crisis. This is political infantilism. Our warnings are ignored about the consequences of continuing to pump up with the weapons of the Kyiv regime,” Polishchuk emphasized.
According to the diplomat, the volume of Western military assistance to Kyiv has already exceeded $ 230 billion, Ukraine received from the UK and France a large -range missiles Storm Shadow and Scalp, the USA operational -tactical missiles.
“On the agenda-the transfer of multifunctional F-16 fighters that can carry tactical nuclear weapons. Airbazes in Eastern Europe are being prepared for their placement. The prospects for the supply of German long-range Taurus cruise missiles are discussed. I still want to believe that common sense will prevail and The West will not cross the line separating the world from the global catastrophe, otherwise it turns out that we give indulgence to the “current phase,” Polishchuk emphasized.
Despite the attempts of some NATO countries, the alliance as a tool for confrontation with Russia, its leadership, judging by the statements, is aware of the potential threats of the Blok involvement in the Ukrainian conflict and at this stage tries to maintain a distance, the diplomat emphasized.
“In the event of the appearance of the Western forces in Ukraine, the risk of direct armed confrontation between NATO and Russia will increase many times. We do not want such a development. We hope that in the West, ultimately, will adopt the sanity and instinct of self-preservation,” he emphasized in The answer to the question of whether the presence of the military will be any of the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance in Ukraine to equate the Russian side with the direct involvement of the entire NATO bloc in conflict.