Read excerpts from the statement of Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the OSCE Maxim Buyakevich (meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, 26 January 2023)

On the ongoing crimes by the Kiev regime and dangerous policies of the western alliance to exacerbate tensions

⚡️ On January 20, at the U.S. Ramstein Air Base in Germany, in a meeting of the contact group on military supplies to the #Kievregime, #NATO countries agreed on decisions deepening their involvement in armed confrontation with Russia🇷🇺

⭐️ For Russians, German "Leopards" in #Ukraine, no doubt, evoke obvious historical analogies. German tanks in Ukraine will follow the fate of their predecessors of 1941-1945: they will be burnt on the battlefield

🇩🇪 On January 25 in #Strasbourg, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock publicly confirmed that the collective West is now "fighting a war against Russia." It is now obvious to everyone that aggression against Russia has been planned&prepared for a long time

The current actions by the West in #Ukraine are at no point pro-Ukrainian, but initially anti-Russian and are directed against Russia as a state. This is evidenced by more and more confessions made by Western politicians

🇷🇺 The "collective West" did not succeed in attempts to immediately undermine domestic political stability in Russia in connection with Ukraine. The opposite effect is evident: the majority of our people joined their hands for the sake of unity, freedom and independence of the Motherland

💣 The #Kievregime continues attacks against civilians in Russian🇷🇺 regions. The highest intensity of shelling is still recorded in the DPR. Throughout the year, over 100.000 munitions, incl.NATO-produced, were launched against DPR residents

🇺🇸 #US and #NATO now approached a dangerous point. Their persistent course towards escalation in military confrontation in Ukraine 🇺🇦 is a direct path to a full-scale military conflict in Europe

🇷🇺 #Russia will continue to consistently defend its legitimate national interests and protect its people by all available means