Moscow has rebuked accusations over role in Central Asian nation
Allegations that Russia is playing the role of an “aggressor” during the upheaval in Kazakhstan are nonsense, the foreign ministry has insisted, following the deployment of a Moscow-led peacekeeping mission to quell violence.
Speaking as part of an appearance on the ‘Soloviev Live’ YouTube Channel on Tuesday, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova slammed statements about Moscow’s intentions amid unrest in its neighbor.
“Have we ever attacked anyone or threatened anyone with anything? We are always in favor of peace, offer negotiations, put forward constructive proposals, oppose militarization and constantly help the entire world get out of critical situations and there are plenty of such examples,” she stressed.
“In spite of this, we hear this mindless, callous and false claim that we are an aggressor country,” the diplomatic representative added.
Commenting on the deployment of troops from the Moscow headquartered Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) as part of a peacekeeping mission, she insisted that “this operation led to an end to the bloodshed – it stopped it. And then we read nonsense from people who have never been deep analysts or experts on the situation, who do not belong to this [part of the] world and are not professionals at all… that Russia is the aggressor and so on.”
She also criticized the remarks being made by some Russians, noting that “when these claims are made by our people, a question arises: Is this far from being just for nothing?”
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