Russia's recent attacks demonstrate Putin's determination to continue his barbaric war – Ukraine's Permanent Rep to UNSC
Russia's attacks on Ukrainian cities last week demonstrate Vladimir Putin's determination to slap American proxies in the face and continue his barbaric war, said Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN, Andriy Melnyk.
"This new, horrific wave of terror, which also engulfed many other Ukrainian cities early last week, including Dnipro, Zaporizhia, Kryvyi Rih, and Odesa, demonstrates Putin's determination to slap the American proxies in the face and continue his barbaric war," he said during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council amid Russia's recent attacks on Ukraine.
He noted that by launching the Oreshnik strike on the night of January 9, Russia had moved to a new level of escalation. Furthermore, there's nothing new in Russia's attempt to justify the strike by citing an alleged attack on Putin's residence. Melnyk noted that this is reminiscent of the Gliwice provocation of August 31, 1939, when Adolf Hitler staged a fake attack on a radio station to justify his invasion of Poland.
"The insidious logic is identical. The aggressor state fabricates a pretext for war that doesn't exist. Let me be clear. This so-called attack on Putin's residence is an absolute lie," he emphasized.
He also noted that Russia wants to sell the impression that it is invincible, but in reality Russia's cards are extremely weak.
"The Kremlin is accustomed to swaggering and demonstrating its strength, but all this is merely a fig leaf concealing the weakness of the Russian military machine, which is inevitably approaching a critical point," noted Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN Security Council.
He called on the meeting participants to assist Ukraine with air defense and increase pressure on the aggressor country.