The Russian Foreign Ministry called on British diplomats to "stop spreading nonsense" after claiming that Moscow allegedly plans to bring a pro-Russian politician to power in Kiev. The Foreign Office even names the name - Yevgeny Muraev, a former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada. True, he himself, as it turned out, did not suspect this. In addition, Muraev, to put it mildly, does not have the best relationship with Moscow.
Did the Ukrainian politician Yevgeny Muraev, speaking about power, know that the West would prophesy for him the presidency in all seriousness? In any case, the statement of the British Foreign Office, published today, was commented by the ex-deputy of the Rada with surprise. More precisely, not a statement, but an exposure of the "insidious plan of the Kremlin."
"We have information that indicates that the Russian government intends to imprison a pro-Russian leader in Kiev, while at the same time considering whether to invade and occupy Ukraine. Former Ukrainian MP Yevheniy Murayev is being considered as a possible candidate," it says in a statement.
Meanwhile, Muraev has been banned from entering Russia for three years now.
“I have been under Russian sanctions since 2018 because of the conflict with Medvedchuk. My family's assets have been seized there. How does the British intelligence services and the Foreign Office combine this with the fact that Russia allegedly wants to appoint me the head of the 'occupation government.' This is a question for Mr. Bean,"politician said.
British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss, who exposed the "Kremlin's plan," does not explain why Muraev was chosen. Notorious for her ride in a NATO tank near Russian borders, Truss has repeatedly sparkled with belligerent rhetoric against Moscow this week, fueling hysteria about a mythical Russian invasion of Ukraine, which Truss says has already survived (and this is a quote from an Oxford graduate) - “invasions from Mongols to Tatars."
Here is how the Russian Foreign Ministry reacted to the exposure of their British colleagues: “The disinformation spread by the British Foreign Office is another evidence that it is the NATO countries, led by the Anglo-Saxons, who are escalating tensions around Ukraine. We call on the British Foreign Office to stop provocative activities, stop spreading nonsense and concentrate on studying the history of the Tatar-Mongol yoke.”
Earlier, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, did not rule out that more and more provocations should be expected from the West.
"A Bloomberg publication that Chinese President Xi Jinping allegedly asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to invade Ukraine during the Olympic Games is an operation of US intelligence agencies," she said.
The Chinese embassy in Moscow called these reports lies. Zakharova called it not just a fake, but a US special information operation.
"We are expecting provocations from the US and the Kiev regime led by them, both informational and, it cannot be ruled out, military ones," she wrote on her Telegram channel. "They may do it, especially since they have a plenty of experience."
Immediately after the publication of the statement of the British Foreign Office about the imaginary plans of the Kremlin, the United States expressed concern. Biden discussed the situation around Ukraine with members of the National Security Council. As reported in the White House, it was about possible measures to contain Moscow and the supply of military assistance to Ukraine, whose army is already concentrating additional forces in the Donbass. This was announced from the territory not controlled by Kiev.
“The enemy placed the Osa complex near the settlement of Dmitrovka. Ukrainian militants prevented the work of OSCE observers in two settlements. Thus, in the areas of the settlements of Artem and Zolotoe, the mobile groups of the battalion, using the Bukovel-AD station, suppressed the signals of the control channels of the UAV mission of the OSCE mission," Officer of the press service of the People's Militia Department of the LPR Alexander Mazeikin said.
Ukraine needs more and more weapons. Official Kiev not only does not hesitate to ask the West for this, taking advantage of the fear that is being pumped up about the Russian threat. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry even called the German ambassador to the carpet, expressing deep disappointment that the FRG did not provide weapons. In addition, Kiev is outraged by the words of the commander-in-chief of the German fleet Schönbach, who dared to deny the likelihood of a Russian invasion.
"No, this is nonsense," he said.
He also urged Kiev to forget about Crimea. “There is no Crimean peninsula, it will never return. Everything! This is a fact,” said Kai-Ahim Schönbach.
However, Schönbach has already been forced not only to publicly declare that all this is his personal opinion, but also to resign.
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