Published January 17,2024
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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized on Wednesday a safety cooperation settlement between Britain and Ukraine signed final week.
“Ukraine, lying in ruins,… undertook obligations to defend the UK in the event of a military emergency… in exchange for promises of consulting and advisory assistance,” she mentioned at a news convention in Moscow.
The Ukrainians should pay for Britain’s navy help, the spokeswoman warned, including that “There has never been a single time in history when the Anglo-Saxons did not demand something back, especially with interest.”
“I understand that no one has asked the Ukrainian people… What will Ukraine and its people pay for (UK military assistance)? It is clear — with its lands, mineral resources, and values,” she mentioned.
She identified that concurrently with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s go to to Ukraine, the British European Lithium Limited firm acquired the European Lithium Ukraine enterprise, which holds the license to mine uncommon metallic lithium in Ukraine.
“The current Ukrainian circus band (authorities) continues slowly turning the country into a beggar, a colony without rights, from which the Western metropolises will squeeze out all the juices,” she mentioned.
Turning to the state of affairs in Moldova, Zakharova expressed concern over the rising variety of Romanian residents within the ruling class, together with the president, the top of the central financial institution, the service for the prevention and combating of cash laundering, the workplace of the overall lawyer, and the Justice Ministry.
Zakharova believes that on this means, Romania desires to implement its long-cherished need to annex Moldova.
The spokesperson additionally commented on Poland’s intention to deploy extra NATO troops on the border with Belarus, saying such actions have a “provocative character,” worsen the safety state of affairs in Europe, and can elicit an “appropriate reaction from the Russian side.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr