Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council chaired by Putin, has responded to Ukrainian officials’ statements that Kyiv may strike the bridge linking Crimea and Russia, warning that that would trigger devastating consequences for the Ukrainian leadership.
“If that happens, the consequences will be obvious: They will momentarily face Doomsday,” Medvedev said. “It would be very hard for them to hide.”
Medvedev, who once was touted by the West as more liberal compared to Putin, said Russia will press its action in Ukraine until fulfilling its stated goal of “denazifying” and “demilitarising” the country. He predicted that the continuing fighting will “undoubtedly lead to the collapse of the existing regime” in Kyiv.
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*** Kiev sees the Crimean Peninsula as a major military hub and a legitimate target for long-range weaponry by the West, a spokesman for Ukraine’s Directorate of Intelligence at the Ministry of Defense, Vadim Skibitskiy, said Saturday.
The
official made the remarks as he appeared live on TV channel 1+1, having
been asked whether Ukraine could use US-made М142 HIMARS and M270 MLRS
multiple launch rocket systems to strike Crimea.
“Today, the Crimean Peninsula has become a hub for the movement of all equipment and weapons that come from the Russian
Federation to the south of our state. It is, first of all, a cluster of
military hardware, ammunition and materials that are concentrated in
the Crimea, and then sent in to supply the Russian occupying forces,”
Skibitskiy stated.
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El portavoz de la Dirección General de Inteligencia del Ministerio de Defensa ucraniano, Vadim Skibitski, declaró este sábado que Crimea "es uno de los objetivos" que hay que atacar "para garantizar la seguridad" del país.
ReplyDeleteAl ser preguntado si Kiev puede usar los sistemas de lanzacohetes múltiples estadounidenses HIMARS y М270 contra el territorio de la península, el vocero afirmó que Crimea se ha convertido en un punto de distribución "para el desplazamiento de todo el equipo y armamento que llega de la Federación de Rusia hacia las regiones meridionales de nuestro Estado". "Es, sobre todo, una acumulación de equipo militar, municiones y otros materiales que se concentran en Crimea", para luego ser proporcionados a las tropas rusas.
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