{"id":7599,"date":"2025-09-23T18:08:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T18:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnp.com.pk\/?p=7599"},"modified":"2025-09-23T18:08:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T18:08:43","slug":"russian-envoy-briefs-on-ukraine-conflict-criticizes-kiev-western-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/russian-envoy-briefs-on-ukraine-conflict-criticizes-kiev-western-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian envoy briefs on Ukraine conflict, criticizes Kiev, Western support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Tuesday, September 23, 2025 : Russian Ambassador to Pakistan Albert P. Khorev on Tuesday briefed media representatives on Moscow\u2019s perspective regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, reiterating Russia\u2019s concerns over what he described as Kiev\u2019s unwillingness to pursue meaningful peace talks and the West\u2019s continued military and financial backing of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Khorev said three rounds of Russia\u2013Ukraine talks had produced \u201cpositive results\u201d on prisoner exchanges but claimed Kiev had avoided addressing technical details and verification mechanisms for a ceasefire. \u201cUkraine and its sponsors need the truce only to regroup and rearm their army,\u201d he alleged, citing European military and financial support that he said had reached $70.2 billion since the beginning of the conflict.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Russian envoy briefs on Ukraine conflict, criticizes Kiev, Western support\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z0Js5IJl5RA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The envoy accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky\u2014whose mandate, he noted, expired in May 2024\u2014of using peace summits as a political tool to \u201clegitimize himself.\u201d Russia, he said, preferred \u201cprofessional discussions about lasting peace\u201d rather than \u201ccomedic performances.\u201d He maintained that sustainable peace required addressing what Moscow sees as the root causes of the conflict: NATO\u2019s expansion, Kiev\u2019s alleged discrimination against Russian-speaking citizens, and restrictions on the Orthodox Church.<\/p>\n<p>Khorev further accused Ukraine of carrying out \u201cterrorist acts\u201d in response to battlefield setbacks, insisting such actions did not affect the combat capability of Russian forces, which he claimed continued to advance in Donbass. He characterized Ukraine\u2019s political system as increasingly authoritarian, marked by censorship, suppression of dissent, and efforts to dismantle Soviet-era memorials while \u201cfalsifying\u201d World War II history.<\/p>\n<p>The ambassador also criticized what he described as double standards within the United Nations, alleging that Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres had aligned with Western positions on Ukraine while remaining silent on other global crises.<\/p>\n<p>Citing international backing for a Russian-sponsored resolution against the glorification of Nazism, which he said 119 countries supported in 2024\u2014including Pakistan\u2014Khorev expressed appreciation for Islamabad\u2019s \u201cconsistent policy of neutrality\u201d on the Ukraine conflict despite outside pressure.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Russia remained committed to a diplomatic resolution, pointing to discussions in Alaska between Russian and U.S. leaders as evidence of Moscow\u2019s willingness to compromise, while accusing Kiev and European states of \u201csabotaging\u201d potential peace efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Tuesday, September 23, 2025 : Russian Ambassador to Pakistan Albert P. Khorev on Tuesday briefed media representatives on Moscow\u2019s perspective regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, reiterating Russia\u2019s concerns over what he described as Kiev\u2019s unwillingness to pursue meaningful peace talks and the West\u2019s continued military and financial backing of Ukraine. 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