Last warning? 'We repeat: Western weapons & foreign military personnel servicing them are legitimate targets for Russia' - Zakharova

Baha Breaking the News
Sat, 14 Jan 2023 22:26 UTC

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The Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described on Thursday the new weapons Ukraine received from the West as a legitimate target for her country's troops.

"If the West pretends not to know about this, this is their problem," she told reporters at a press conference. Zakharova also once again criticized Kiev's decision to strip several priests seen as pro-Russian of their Ukrainian citizenships, saying that "human rights continue to be grossly violated."

Previously, the Russian Foreign Ministry warned the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) it is "playing with fire" by sending weapons to Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Kremlin noted such moves do not contribute to Moscow and Kiev's attempts to start negotiating.

Comment: The Russian Embassy tweeted Zakharova's comments in more detail:

Is this perhaps a last warning to the West? Because Russia's recent win in Soledar, its wave of strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure that has much of the country suffering enforced blackouts, NATO's meeting in Ramstein, in addition to tens of thousands of Russia's troops now being ready to be deployed, all bode that a significant move by Russia is on the cards.