Russia’s deputy UN ambassador said on Wednesday that any decision by President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration to cut support for Ukraine would be a “death sentence” for the Ukrainian military, while he warned NATO countries against Russia over Kiev. Accused of trying to draw it into direct conflict. meanwhile.
Speaking at the UN Security Council, Dmitry Polyansky accused the outgoing Biden administration of trying to create “disturbances in Russia and with the new team in the White House” through its increased support for Ukraine.
Polyansky said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was fearful of Trump’s return in January, and with good reason.
“Even if we put aside the prediction that Donald Trump will cut aid to Ukraine, which would essentially be a death sentence for the Ukrainian military, it is becoming clear that he and his team, in any case , will conduct an audit of the aid provided to Kiev,” he said.
Trump’s transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Polanski’s comments.
Three sources with knowledge of the matter previously told Reuters that Trump is considering Keith Kellogg, a retired Lieutenant General who has presented him with a plan to end the Ukraine war, as a special envoy for the conflict. .
Keith Kellogg’s plan to end the war, which began when Russia invaded Ukrainian sovereign territory, involves freezing the battle lines at their current locations and forcing Kiev and Moscow to the negotiating table, as Reuters reported in June.
Polyansky said Russia has repeatedly offered talks but Ukraine and its Western backers have supported escalating tensions.
He warned that the decision by the Biden administration and its European allies to authorize the Ukrainian military to use long-range missiles inside Russia “puts the world on the brink of global nuclear conflict.”
“Every wave of tension from the West will be responded to decisively,” he said. “Let me be clear, we believe it is our right to use our weapons against the military facilities of countries that allow the use of weapons against our facilities.”
Speaking earlier at the same UN session, UN Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Genka highlighted recent Russian long-range missile attacks in Ukraine and described the use of ballistic missiles and related threats there as “a very dangerous, growing development. ” Said.
US Deputy UN Ambassador Robert Wood told the session that Washington “will continue to increase security assistance to Ukraine to strengthen its capabilities, including air defense, and put Ukraine in the best possible position on the battlefield.”
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