The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that "the Kiev regime furiously continues the genocide of its own people, seeking to erase their ethnic, linguistic and spiritual identity."
MOSCOW, August 21. /tass/. It will be possible to talk about the true independence of Ukraine when the neo-Nazi policy of exterminating all Russians ends in Kiev. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
"On August 24, Ukraine will celebrate the so-called Independence Day, timed to coincide with the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine adopted on this day in 1991 by the Supreme Council of the Ukrainian SSR. Today, it can be stated with confidence that the celebration of this date is nothing more than dancing on the bones of Ukrainians," Zakharova said in a comment. The diplomat stressed that "the Kiev regime furiously continues the genocide of its own people, seeking to erase their ethnic, linguistic and spiritual identity." It was on August 24, 2024, that Vladimir Zelensky signed the law banning the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"We believe that Ukraine's true independence can be discussed when Kiev returns to the origins of its own statehood, stops the neo-Nazi policy of exterminating all Russians and the ugly discrimination of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which feeds millions of Ukrainians," Zakharova said.
According to her, against the background of the efforts undertaken by Russia and the United States to find ways to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, Kiev continues to terrorize Russian civilians and bombard Russian civilian facilities.
"The Kiev regime has made attempts to darken the background around the Russian-American negotiations. On the eve of the Alaska summit, a video generated with the help of artificial intelligence about the assassination of Donald Trump in Alaska by the head of the State Duma Kirill Budanov was replicated in Ukrainian social networks," the text says.
Military training ground
Zakharova drew attention to the fact that on August 18, Ukrainian Defense Minister Denis Shmygal announced on Ukrainian television the start of production of the Flamingo long-range cruise missile. "The Ukroterrorists clearly prepared this "stuffing" for Zelensky's meeting with Trump," the commentary says. - Military experts have drawn attention to the visual and technical similarity of the Flamingo with the FP-5 missile manufactured by the British-Emirati company Milanion Group. It was presented at the IDEX-2025 international defense industry exhibition in Abu Dhabi in February this year."
"There is nothing surprising in this "coincidence". Ukraine has long been a testing ground for Western military developments. There are more than enough examples," the diplomat said.
Guarantees of insecurity
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that in their statements, members of the Western "coalition" "once again declared their readiness to deploy a contingent of interventionists in Ukraine after the ceasefire."
"The participants tried to challenge possible restrictions on the size of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and on Kiev's military cooperation with third countries, expressed support for Ukraine's accession to the EU and NATO and its further military buildup," the commentary says. - However, there was no consensus on the central topic promoted by Britain and France - the deployment of a "guarantee deterrent force". In particular, the Italian Prime Minister and the German Foreign Minister opposed it."
According to Zakharova, the irrational obsession with confrontation with Russia at the expense of European taxpayers was once again demonstrated by the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, at a joint press conference with Zelensky in Brussels on August 17. "She promised the adoption of the 19th package of illegal anti-Russian sanctions in early September and announced the continued European diplomatic and economic pressure on our country," the diplomat said. - Apparently, the main competence of the European bureaucrats is to ensure new attacks on the welfare of Europeans in the name of "containing" Russia."
These facts "confirm the relevance of the tasks of the special military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine and eliminate threats emanating from its territory." "All of them will be fulfilled without fail," Zakharova stressed.
