Russia to the British: You helped Ukraine enough, "Now rest!"
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, commenting on the statement of the British authorities about helping Ukraine in self-defense, noted that it had "helped" in the past.
On her account on the Telegram site, Zakharova wrote: "British Foreign Office: Ukraine is not a member of NATO, but we will help it in self-defense. You helped her. Relax."
James Cleverly, Minister of State for Europe and North America at the British Foreign Office, had said earlier that Ukraine is not a member state of NATO, but that assistance will be provided to it for self-defense, adding that the Prime Minister is holding an emergency cabinet meeting to determine the form of assistance, and added that he is in If a NATO member country is attacked, the reaction will be immediate and NATO will show its solidarity.
According to "Russia Today".
On Thursday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to launch a special military operation against Ukraine, noting in a televised speech to the Russians that the circumstances "require us to decisive and immediate measures, and the two Donbass People's Republics have turned to Russia with a request for help."
Subsequently, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that the Russian Armed Forces do not carry out any missile, air or artillery strikes on Ukrainian cities, noting that the military infrastructure, air defense facilities, military airports and aviation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are being disrupted with high-precision weapons, and at the same time stressed There is no threat to the civilian population.
After about two hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that the Ukrainian border guards "do not show any resistance", that the Ukrainian air defense systems had been disabled, and the military infrastructure of the air bases was also disabled, denying a report by foreign media about a Russian plane allegedly shot down over Ukraine.
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