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© Sputnik / Ramil SitdikovFILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
The bloc has doubled down on military support for Kiev as the political landscape around the conflict is starting to shift, the Russian foreign minister has said
The EU is seeking to derail the Ukraine peace process by pushing the country to continue fighting against Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
Speaking at a press conference in Qatar on Wednesday, Lavrov weighed in on a resolution drafted by the US calling for a "swift end" to the Ukraine conflict, which was approved by the UN Security Council on Monday. The document, which was supported by Russia and China, excluded strong language denouncing Moscow. The resolution also came after US President Donald Trump refused to condemn Russia over the Ukraine conflict while blaming Kiev for failing to prevent the hostilities.
The Russian foreign minister said that as soon as the political landscape regarding the conflict began to shift,
"Europe immediately tries to undermine this trend, announces new large packages of military aid to Kiev, incites it to continue military actions."Lavrov went on to state that
"Europe's role in fomenting crises and its reputation in this area, which it has acquired over centuries, remains unchanged," adding that the EU's approach to the conflict is "hopelessly outdated and failing."
Last week, Politico reported that the EU is preparing a military aid package worth at least €6 billion ($6.3 billion) for Ukraine, with the magazine's sources claiming that it could potentially balloon to €10 billion as the bloc's members "dig into their inventories to see what they can send." Meanwhile, Trump said on Tuesday that the US is not currently supplying Ukraine with any defense assistance.
Russia has condemned the Western arms shipments to Ukraine, warning that they only prolong the conflict without changing the outcome.
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Putin warns of attempts to sabotage talks with US
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France hands light sentences to Russian consulate attackers
Russia has slammed the eight months of house arrest given to the perpetrators as too lenient for an attempted terror attack
The two French nationals, referred to as Vasile H., 48, and Georges S., 59, were charged with "unauthorized manufacture of an explosive or incendiary device," as well as "attempted property damage by means dangerous to people," Le Figaro wrote on Thursday. Both were sentenced to eight months of home arrest, to be served with mandatory ankle monitoring bracelets, the newspaper added.
The men, both employees of the National Center for Scientific Research, had admitted their guilt in the arson attack, Reuters wrote on Thursday. Prosecutors had been seeking a year of monitoring for the pair, according to the outlet.
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The attackers procured liquid nitrogen from their workplace and used it to fashion explosive devices. The super-cooled liquid gas is usually stored at below -196 degrees Celsius (-321 Fahrenheit) and rapidly turns into a gas once placed into a closed container, increasing the pressure, Le Figaro wrote, citing Vasile H. The two accomplices brought a thermos flask with the chemical, fashioned their makeshift explosives from plastic soda bottles and threw them onto the Russian consulate grounds, he reportedly explained.
"I threw a bottle but it fell next to the neighbor's house. I ran away and I didn't hear anything. I told myself that I had done it for nothing," he reportedly said.
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