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War in Ukraine: "European solidarity brings deaths", denounces the vice-president of the Duma

2023-01-24T08:20:59.374Z


Live on BFMTV on Monday evening, Piotr Tolstoy, vice-president of the lower house of the Russian parliament, also declared that France was "the enemy".


Live from Moscow on BFMTV, the vice-president of the Duma strongly condemned Monday evening the European military aid provided to Ukraine, guilty according to him of prolonging the war started by Russia on February 24th.

"

European solidarity brings deaths

", denounced Pyotr Tolstoy, affirming that it is "

because

" of the help of Europeans that "

the war has already lasted for a year

".

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"

It depends on Europe's participation in this war

," said Piotr Tolstoy, condemning in particular the delivery of new tanks by the West.

"

Germany, and other countries in Europe, are participating in a war

", thus depriving the Ukrainians of "

the possibility of negotiations

", he continued.

We have no interest in continuing this for 2 or 3 years!

“, he said.

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These comments come as a new phase of European tank deliveries began last week.

First light tanks and infantry fighting vehicles promised by France, the United States and Germany, then the possibility of the delivery of heavy tanks, to which Poland and Finland said they were ready.

London has also promised twenty Challengers, and Paris must decide on the Leclerc tanks, as well as Berlin for the Leopard tanks.

Aid that Ukraine considers necessary to carry out a decisive offensive at a time when the conflict is bogged down.

“France is the enemy”

On the French channel, Piotr Tolstoy also refuted any responsibility of Russia in the war.

"

It was not the Russians who started this war, it was the Ukrainians

," he said.

Asked about the turning point of the war in the event of sending Leclerc and Leopard tanks, the vice-president of the Duma played the irony, claiming to be “

panicked

” at this idea.

German tanks have already burned on the territory of Ukraine.

We're going to do it again."

Do you think that for the Russian army it is a problem to burn 200 tanks?

“, he pretended to question.

France, for us, is the enemy

,” he then declared, saying that the conflict could spread beyond Ukrainian borders if Europe continued to arm Kiev.

Source: lefigaro

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