He continues to add fuel to the fire with threats and complaints, not so much on her front, but now also on her, where for a few weeks the incidents that demonstrate her “diffusion” have been increasing.
Russia’s threats against Ukraine and Europe are endless
the rhetoric of Russian political leadership is escalating, with Russian State Duma Speaker Vychislav Volodin warning that Russia may respond with “weapons of mass destruction” if attacks on civilians inside Russian territory continue.
As he said, “all this could lead us to use a weapon that leaves no trace behind”, while calling for de-escalation to avoid such a possibility.
The statement comes in the wake of a drone attack on a student dormitory in Starobilsk, in the occupied Luhansk region, where authorities installed by Moscow say 21 civilians have been killed, blaming Kiev.
This incident led Russian President Vladimir Putin to order retaliation and subsequent mass attacks in Kiev, even with the new “Oresnik” medium-range hypersonic missiles.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has made clear that it is planning new attacks, which it describes as a response to the death of civilians in Luhansk, asking Western citizens and diplomats to leave the Ukrainian capital immediately.
According to Medvedev, the EU has diplomats to spend
On the subject, there was a telephone conversation between the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, who reportedly informed his American counterpart, Marco Rubio, while for his part, the former President of Russia and current deputy head of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, made a sharp post on Platform X, commenting on the presence of European diplomats in Kiev and the governments’ refusal to withdraw. In a sarcastic tone, he said that the European Union “seems to have diplomats to spend and wants to cut its staff”.
In light of the above, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was “deeply concerned” by Russia’s claims that it is planning large-scale attacks in Kiev against decision-making centers and facilities linked to the Ukrainian armed forces.
Guterres asked for the tones to drop
Guterres expressed concern at the UN Security Council about the planned strikes announced by the Russian leadership, the day after one of the heaviest missile attacks on Kiev since the start of the war, while also condemning the attack on student facilities in Luhansk. As he emphasized: “Now, more than ever, it is imperative to avoid an escalation of a conflict with already devastating consequences for civilians.”
Attempted sabotage in the Baltic with mines denounces Moscow
However, at the same time that Russia continues to threaten and raise the tension mainly with the European governments over Ukraine, it is also making moves in the Baltic, where the Federal Security Service (FSB) claims to have detected hook-type “petal” mines with an explosive charge of approximately 7 kg each on the Russian LNG transport ship “Arrhenius”, which flies the flag of Liberia.
According to the relevant announcements, the mechanisms were located by divers in the Russian port of Ust-Luga in the Baltic Sea and were located near the engine room. Russian security services said the explosive devices were defused, with no further damage.
Moscow claims the mines are “NATO-made” and claims they were planted on the ship while it was anchored off Antwerp, Belgium. The ship, according to the same information, had arrived at the Russian port on May 20, coming from Antwerp and with a final destination of Samsun, Turkey.
