Russia's escalation of the war is explained by the panic of its leadership, since Putin, after four years of hostilities in Ukraine, has not achieved any of his goals. — Ukrinform.
This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Radoslaw Sikorski during a meeting of the UN Security Council on the agenda item "Maintaining peace and security of Ukraine", Ukrinform correspondent reports.
In his speech, the Polish Foreign Minister reacted to the accusations of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov regarding the events of the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine in 2014 and the alleged persecution of the Russian-speaking population in Ukraine.
According to him, Lavrov's statement about the "bloody coup" in Kyiv in 2014 does not correspond to reality.
“I was really there with the foreign ministers of Germany and France, and there was no coup. The President of Ukraine, Mr. Yanukovych, was removed from office by the vote of the democratically elected Parliament of Ukraine, in particular by the votes of his own Party of Regions — due to the fact that he staged a massacre in which at least 100 people were killed ukrainian civilians, "stressed the head of the Polish Foreign Ministry.
He also denied Lavrov's statement about the alleged complete ban on the Russian language in Ukraine.
“Russia is escalating the war because the Russian leadership is panicking. After more than four years of senseless colonial warfare, Vladimir Putin has achieved nothing. He is running out of troops and resources and needs an excuse to mobilize.
Concluding his speech, Sikorsky addressed Lavrov directly: "Serhii, I know that you are listening.