Moscow: London statement is new evidence of NATO escalating tension over Ukraine

On January 23rd, Moscow described London’s statement about Russia’s alleged attempt to install a pro-Russian president in Kiev as “nonsense and disinformation.”

“The disinformation published by the British Foreign Office represents new evidence that NATO countries led by the Anglo-Saxons are the ones who are escalating tension over Ukraine,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement published and reported by Russia Today.

The Russian Foreign Ministry called on its British counterpart to stop provocative activities and stop spreading nonsense.

In turn, Washington rushed, through a statement for the spokeswoman for the US National Security Council, Emily Horn, to adopt London’s allegations, describing them as a “very disturbing Russian plot.”

 In a statement published earlier, the British Foreign Office had claimed that there was information about the Russian government’s efforts to install a pro-Moscow leader in Kiev and that it was  considering the possibility of nominating the former deputy to the Ukrainian parliament, Yevgeny Murrayev, to take over this role.

In this regard, former Ukrainian MP Yevgeny Murrayev refuted  the British Foreign Office allegation, saying: “I am trying hard to absorb this nonsense and stupidity.”

Murrayev stated that he is at odds with the Russian government and is prohibited from entering its territory.

Several Ukrainian experts also considered the British Foreign Office statement strange.

In a statement yesterday, the Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the United States and NATO countries launching a “systematic toxic campaign” against Moscow instead of responding to its proposals on security guarantees, noting that the White House and its Western allies launched a highly toxic media and propaganda campaign depicting Russia as an aggressor and an enemy of Europe and a threat to stability.

Zakharova: Russia expects military provocations against it from Washington and Kiev

 In the same context, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced that Russia expects new provocations, possibly military ones, from the United States and the Ukrainian authorities.

“We expect provocations from Washington and the Kiev regime, which may be provocations by spreading misinformation, and we also do not rule out military provocations, especially as they have precedents and previous experience of this kind,” TASS news agency quoted Zakharova as saying on the Telegram app.

In this regard, Zakharovareferred to allegations made by the US Bloomberg website, quoting what it described as an official in Beijing claiming that Chinese President Xi Jinping called on his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, not to invade Ukraine during the Olympic Games, which his country is hosting between the fourth and 20th of next month.

“It is no longer just the release of false information, it has actually turned into a special operation to spread disinformation by Washington’s own agencies using Bloomberg,”Zakharova said.

Zakharova stated that Georgia’s attack on South Ossetia with the support of the United States took place during preparations for the Summer Olympics in Beijing in August 2008.

In turn, the Chinese embassy in Russia denied in a statement today Bloomberg’s allegations, describing them as “incorrect and provocative,” adding that Beijing’s position on the Ukrainian issue is consistent and clear, and it calls for resolving differences through dialogue and consultations within the framework of the Minsk agreements.

O. al-Mohammad