"Unsupported bragging": Moscow responded to Kiev's statements about the experience of fighting "Russian aggression"

Moscow called the statements of the Ukrainian side about the experience of combating "Russian aggression" funny.

This, in particular, was expressed by the first deputy head of the international committee of the Federation Council Vladimir Dzhabarov.

“It's ridiculous to listen to such statements.

Firstly, there was no clash ... Secondly, if he means hostilities in the southeast of Ukraine, then there was no Russian army there, "the senator emphasized in an interview with RT.

According to him, the Ukrainian side "should not rely on US assistance."

In this regard, he recalled the evacuation of the American military from Afghanistan.

“Let him go back a month and watch footage of the flight of the Americans from Afghanistan.

Therefore, I would not advise the Minister of Defense to engage in unsupported bragging.

I hope that he has a military honor and he will not be disgraced by such statements, ”concluded Dzhabarov.

Earlier, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Taran said that the Ukrainian army has unique experience in fighting "Russian aggression."

“We are not just learning, but also sharing our experience in fighting the armed aggression of the Russian Federation.

Because no one else in the world has such experience, which is in the Ukrainian army, ”- quotes Tarana Interfax-Ukraine.

The minister also said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have achieved significant success in achieving compatibility with the armed forces of NATO member states.

“From the very beginning of my tenure as Minister of Defense, I realized that our main task is to achieve compatibility with NATO countries.

We have made great progress on this path precisely thanks to close cooperation with the alliance's advisers, in particular the American ones, ”Taran said.

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Note that the head of the US Department of Defense Lloyd Austin earlier arrived in Kiev on a working visit.

He had a meeting with Taran, during which the parties agreed to develop a roadmap for the implementation of the signed defense partnership agreement.

On the eve of Austin's foreign visit, the Pentagon also announced that the United States supports Ukraine's aspirations to become a NATO member.

"Austin will emphasize in both Georgia and Ukraine that the door to NATO is open, and will call on these countries to make the changes necessary to ensure that they meet the requirements for membership in the defense alliance," RIA Novosti quoted the agency as saying.

The Pentagon added that the United States is strengthening the sovereignty of countries "that are on the forefront of Russian aggression."

Earlier, alliance secretary general Jens Stoltenberg spoke about the prospect of Ukraine joining NATO.

In early October, he expressed the opinion that Russia has no right to prevent Ukraine and Georgia from joining the alliance, but "this will not happen tomorrow."

Commenting on the timing of the countries joining the alliance, he stressed that "he cannot say when this will happen."

The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy himself said in early September that the Kiev delegation during a visit to Washington did not receive a direct response from the United States regarding joining NATO.

Along with this, the Ukrainian president expressed confidence in the country's readiness to join the North Atlantic Alliance due to the "level of the army and specialists."

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Washington, in turn, said before this that they advocate an "open door" policy for joining the alliance of countries that are ready to fulfill their obligations on NATO membership.

However, as White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said, Ukraine has to take several steps to join the alliance.

According to her, Kiev is well aware of this.

In particular, Psaki clarified that Kiev should carry out reforms aimed at establishing the rule of law, modernizing the defense sector and increasing economic growth.

The Kremlin said earlier that Ukraine's entry into NATO threatens Russia's national interests.

This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov in the film "Vladimir Putin: Master of the Game", which aired on France 5 TV channel.

“Ukraine's accession to NATO would be the worst-case scenario.

This is the scenario that goes beyond the "red line" of Russia's national interests.

This is the scenario that could force Russia to take active measures to ensure its own security, ”Peskov quoted Interfax as saying.