Zakharova calls European weapons plants for Ukraine potential targets for Russia

Zakharova calls European weapons plants for Ukraine potential targets for Russia
Zakharova calls European weapons plants for Ukraine potential targets for Russia

Moscow views European production as targets

The Russian Federation considers enterprises in Europe that manufacture weapons for Ukraine to be potential military targets. Moscow emphasised that the location of production facilities outside Ukrainian territory does not guarantee their safety.

This was stated by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, whose words were reported by the Reuters agency.

Reaction to Poland's plans

Zakharova made these remarks in response to a question regarding Poland's readiness to host a plant for the production of Patriot interceptor missiles for Ukraine on its territory.

«Заводи з виробництва зброї в європейських країнах, які виготовляють озброєння для України, є потенційними військовими цілями для Росії. Не слід вважати, що військові заводи за межами території України, які виробляють зброю для київського режиму, будуть у безпеці. Той, хто так думає, помиляється» ("Weapons production plants in European countries that manufacture weapons for Ukraine are potential military targets for Russia. One should not assume that military plants outside Ukrainian territory that produce weapons for the Kyiv regime will be safe. Those who think so are mistaken"), Zakharova said.

Accusations of direct participation in the war

She also claimed that European countries are directly involved in the war in Ukraine due to their military support for Kyiv.

«Європейські країни безпосередньо залучені до українського конфлікту. Вони не просто надають допомогу. Відкриваючи збройові заводи та спільні підприємства, вони беруть у ньому повну участь. І це лише затягує врегулювання конфлікту, а не наближає його, як вважають або уявляють собі деякі сили в Європі» ("European countries are directly involved in the Ukrainian conflict. They are not just providing aid. By opening weapons plants and joint enterprises, they are taking full part in it. And this only prolongs the settlement of the conflict, rather than bringing it closer, as some forces in Europe believe or imagine"), the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman added.

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