Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that the head of the military department Andrei Belousov sent a “very serious warning” about the risk of an uncontrolled escalation of tensions due to Kiev’s actions during a meeting with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin on July 12. TASS.
According to him, all contacts with US representatives at a level “above average by state and diplomatic standards” pursue purely utilitarian goals, and the conversation between Belousov and Austin was no exception.
“The Russian side issued a very serious warning about possible new provocations from Kiev, which would be unthinkable without direct assistance from Washington,” the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation said.
Ryabkov warned that the relevant warning was made to prevent escalation of tensions fraught with uncontrollable consequences.
Before that Belousov on the phone It has been said Austin on Ukraine’s covert operation against the Russian Federation. After the conversation between Austin and Belousov, the Americans contacted the Ukrainians and told them not to start anything. Ryabkov’s statement specifically referred to this conversation between the two ministers.
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Source: Gazeta
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