BREST, November 22. /TASS/. Vladimir Zelensky was shocked by Moscow’s reaction to the West’s permission to strike deep into Russian territory with long-range weapons and admonished his masters for putting him in such a position, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
“As for the reaction to our response (the use of the latest Oreshnik hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile – TASS), I understand that Zelensky became afraid and began to directly blame his masters for leaving him defenseless against Russia’s decisive action” , said Lavrov. at a press conference after a regular joint meeting of the boards of directors of the Russian and Belarusian foreign ministries.
“This is probably a useful outcome,” the top diplomat noted. “Because it is useful to be closer to reality and feel it firsthand.”
According to Lavrov, the West is directly involved in the use of long-range weapons against Russia, because without its involvement not a single missile could be launched. “It is difficult to speculate on the reasoning of those who claim to have given Zelensky permission to use these weapons. The truth is that they have allowed themselves to act against Russia. This is clear to everyone,” he said. “The Russian president has said this repeatedly. None of these missiles would have flown anywhere without their direct involvement (from the West – TASS).
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on November 21 that the United States and its NATO allies had announced their approval for the use of long-range precision weapons. Following this announcement, Russian military sites in the Kursk and Bryansk regions were attacked with American and British missiles. In response, Russia used its latest intermediate-range ballistic missile, the Oreshnik, in a non-nuclear attack on the Ukrainian Yuzhmash defense plant in Dnepr (formerly known as Dnepropetrovsk). Putin stressed that the West’s provocative policies could lead to serious consequences if the conflict continues to escalate.
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