Speaking at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the West is using Ukraine as a battering ram to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia. RIA News.
According to him, the White House had persistently encouraged NATO eastward, ignoring the Russian Federation’s legal rights to ensure its security, and these aggressive steps had forced Russia to take countermeasures.
“In contrast, the West has openly sought to “strategic defeat” Russia in the hybrid war it launched against us. “Ukraine has been cynically singled out as a battering ram and given the role of mere consumables,” the minister said.
The head of the defense ministry noted that the United States, having subjugated Western countries, is focusing all military-political resources to maintain elusive global dominance. As a result, the foundations of international security and strategic stability were undermined, leading to modern disasters in international relations.
Shoigu also said that the Russian government open To discussions on the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis after the end of hostilities.
Previously in Ukraine saidUnder what conditions the country’s President Vladimir Zelensky could come to Moscow for negotiations.