Since the beginning of May, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has added at least 14 former and current representatives of the Ukrainian leadership to the list of wanted persons, according to the independent portal “Agentstvo”.
Russia’s foreign ministry issued a statement warning NATO countries of “catastrophic consequences” if F-16 fighter jets are supplied to Ukraine, foreign military personnel are sent to the country, medium- and shorter-range missiles are deployed in Europe and Asia, and nuclear weapons are deployed in Poland. Weapons.
The Foreign Ministry said Russia would consider F-16s of any modification in Ukraine “carriers of nuclear weapons.” And the sending of NATO military personnel to Ukraine, which was announced several times by French President Emmanuel Macron, was called a “frontal military confrontation between nuclear powers” in a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry.
According to the assessment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NATO countries allegedly “deliberately seek further escalation of the Ukraine crisis and an open military confrontation between NATO countries and Russia”. This assessment explains the decision to hold exercises with tactical nuclear weapons, announced by the Ministry of Defense on Monday.
The last time the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaking about the war in Ukraine, drew the “red lines” in 2023. in January At the time, Russia’s permanent representative at the Vienna talks on military security, Konstantin Gavrilov, said that Russia would consider the delivery of heavy tanks with depleted uranium charges to Ukraine “the use of dirty nuclear bombs against Russia with all the ensuing consequences.” Since then, Russian officials have often said that the “red lines” in Ukraine have already been crossed.
On Monday, V. Putin ordered to hold exercises with tactical nuclear weapons. It is likely to be the first such exercise since the collapse of the USSR. Details provided in an official statement from the Ministry of Defense indicate that the exercises may target Ukraine, as well as Bulgaria, Romania or Turkey.
In addition, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has greatly intensified the search for high-ranking foreign officials. From May 2 The ministry added 14 current and former representatives of the Ukrainian government to the international wanted list, including President Volodymyr Zelensky and his predecessor Petro Poroshenko. Previously, the Russian authorities have not declared so many former and current representatives of the government of another state wanted in such a short time.
February. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Estonian State Secretary Taymaras Peterkopas and Lithuanian Culture Minister Simonas Kairys appeared on the list of wanted persons.
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