Former Russian President and Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev reacted strongly to armed raids by Russian anti-Putin militants in the Belgorod region on Tuesday.
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While passing through Laos where he met officers from the country, Medvedev accused Kiev of being responsible for these attacks on Russian soil.
The government in Kyiv is responsible [de ces attaques] And also Washington and the countries of the European Union,” he laments while the Ministry of Defense claims to have killed more than 70 “Ukrainian nationalists.”
The Ukrainian government claims it has “no relation” to these fighters.
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Dmitry Medvedev asserts that Kiev’s allegations are “false” and that the fighters involved in the armed incursions “will be exterminated like rats.”
And through the Russians, who were interviewed by Agence France-Presse in Moscow on Tuesday, expressed their fears of new attacks.
It is not only Belgorod, but all border regions. The whole Russian nation is anxious at the thought that (the bombing) could happen far away, in Moscow,” said Alexander, a 42-year-old engineer who prefers to keep his name silent.
“The people of Belgorod should think, not just lying on their sofas, but scratching their heads and wondering if all is well within the Russian state,” criticizes Sergey Rusakov, a 70-year-old retired industrial engineer.
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Remember, Volodymyr Zelensky assured his NATO partners that weapons transferred by the West would not be used for attacks on Russian soil.
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