2023-06-06 19:02:05
Russia summoned Belgian Ambassador to Moscow Marc Michielsen on Tuesday to protest the alleged use of Belgian weapons by Russians fighting alongside Ukraine in several recent deadly incursions into Russian territory.
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the ambassador was served “a strong protest following the revelations concerning the use of weapons manufactured in Belgium by subversive groups which carried out terrorist attacks in the Belgorod region“. “Russia had repeatedly warned of the danger of the Ukrainian armed forces being supplied with Western weapons and equipment and that these would spread unchecked“, he added.
Moscow called on Belgium to “do not turn a blind eye to the growing evidence of support“by kyiv to those armed groups who”attack civilians and civilian infrastructure in Russia“.
These incursions, claimed by armed groups claiming to be Russian and fighting alongside the Ukrainian army, gave rise to violent clashes in the Russian region of Belgorod, bordering Ukraine. They were accompanied by massive bombardments on Russian towns and villages, which left several civilians dead and dozens injured. Moscow had used aviation and artillery to repel these armed groups from Ukraine.
The Belgian government said on Monday that it would ask for “clarification” in kyiv on reports of the use of Belgian-made weapons during these incursions into Russia.
Belgium, like other European countries and the United States, has provided arms to Ukraine on the condition that these will not be used to strike Russian territory for fear of an escalation in the conflict.
Ukraine denies piloting these attacks on Russian soil.
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