The possible decision to lift restrictions on the supply of long-range weapons to Kiev is a serious escalation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
"One way or another, if this corresponds to reality, it is an escalation. The escalation is serious, which contradicts in the most serious way those attempts towards a peaceful settlement that are now being made," Peskov told reporters.
Europe has created a confusing situation with the statement about lifting restrictions on the supply of long-range arms to Ukraine, Peskov said, adding that Europe is not on the path of peace and they dream that they can achieve something from Russia through pressure.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s remarks about long-range Ukrainian strikes into Russia with European weapons suggested that a decision allowing such attacks had been made long ago.
ReplyDeleteThe Ukraine peace process is in its early stages and is still very tenuous, making German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s statements about lifting long-range weapons restrictions on Kiev especially perilous, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
ReplyDeletePeskov pointed out that the German chancellor "confused everyone, and maybe was confused himself," as government officials had said the exact opposite the day before. "But, as you see, he persists and insists that such a decision has indeed been made and that Ukraine has been given permission to carry out attacks deep inside Russia with long-range missiles," the spokesman said.
"If this is true, then it is an extremely dangerous decision. It moves us several steps closer to direct confrontation and, of course, runs counter to the tenuous peace settlement efforts that have just begun," he emphasized.
Peskov added that instead of creating "uncertainty" for Russia, as it is trying to do, it will only create uncertainty for itself. "This uncertainty will become a burden for them. Let’s see if they can cope with it," the spokesman noted.