Russia Warns of Ukraine Crisis Escalation: Expert Analysis and Updates

2024-03-13 21:30:37
The spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, María Zajárova (REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)

Russia warned Wednesday that the war in Ukraine could spiral out of control and expand geographically due to ill-considered actions by one or two member states of the NATO military alliance.

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The conflict has triggered the deepest crisis in Moscow’s relations with the West since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis and Russia reacted angrily after French President Emmanuel Macron refused last month to rule out sending troops to Ukraine.

On Wednesday, President Vladimir Putin told the West that Russia was technically prepared for nuclear war and that if the United States sent troops to Ukraine, it would be considered a significant escalation of the conflict.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told reporters on Wednesday that the situation around Ukraine was becoming dangerous and the risks were increasing.

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“As a result of the thoughtless provocative actions of one or two EU or NATO member states, the Ukrainian crisis could absolutely transcend its geographical borders, acquire a completely different scale and develop uncontrollably,” Zakharova said at a press conference. .

Zakharova said Moscow believed the West was now walking “on the edge of the abyss” and pushing the world to the brink as well with its actions over Ukraine.

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“Consequently, the question today is how to avoid the risks of further escalation. They are obvious and terrifying for all sensible people,” Zakharova said, advising the West to abandon the idea of ​​strategically defeating Russia and stop supporting Ukraine with money and weapons.

“The West will have to learn to take into account not only its own geopolitical ambitions, but also the legitimate interests of other countries,” Zakharova said.

“I am well aware that this will literally cause gnashing of teeth, but it will have to be done at some point, and the sooner it is done, the fewer people will die and the fewer people, in principle, will suffer,” he said.

The West is grappling with how to support Kiev against Russia, which now controls almost a fifth of Ukrainian territory and is rearming much faster than the West and Ukraine.

kyiv claims it is defending itself from an imperial-style war of conquest aimed at erasing its national identity.

Russia says it sent tens of thousands of troops to Ukraine in February 2022 in what it called a “special military operation” to bolster its own security against a hostile West and defend the Russian-speaking population of southeastern Ukraine.

(With information from Reuters)

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