Russia: Ukraine, NATO “Do Not Stop Russophobic Propaganda Campaign”

Moscow keeps calling on Kiev and its partners in NATO to abstain from any steps leading to regional escalation, Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of International Organizations Director Pyotr Ilyichev said on Wednesday.

In remarks cited by Sputnik news agency, the Russian official said Moscow currently has no plans to convene an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Donbass.

“We have no such plans at this stage. In the future, we will be guided by the development of the situation on the ground,” Ilyichev said.

According to the Russian diplomat, Kiev and NATO “do not stop the Russophobic propaganda campaign and do not cease military preparations.”

“This ultimately leads only to escalating tensions in Donbass. Against this backdrop, we urge them to refrain from actions that can lead to further destabilization in Ukraine’s east,” Ilyichev continued.

Russia believes that the conflict in Donbass can only be settled through political and diplomatic measures on the basis of the Minsk agreements, the diplomat reaffirmed.

Source: Agencies