Russia Accused NATO of Inciting Ukraine

NATO is inciting the Ukrainian authorities to aggravate the Donbas whilst the EU does not condemn Kiev's actions, Zakharova said. Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused NATO of inciting Ukraine to maintain tensions in Donbas. She announced this on Wednesday, April 14, on the air of Vesti FM radio station. "NATO is a military alliance that must deal with security issues, instead it again flirts with Kiev in every possible way. At the same time, being in contact and close relations with the Kiev regime, the alliance does not express concern about what is happening there (in the Donbass), but on the contrary still more instigates Kiev politicians, these hotheads on the so-called accomplishments, and this has been happening for many years. Children, women, elderly people are dying, "the diplomat said. She also criticized the actions of the European Union. "The EU, which is a union of European states with a powerful economy and armed forces, special services, is watching what is happening in the very heart of Europe, and not only watching, but encouraging the Kiev regime in every possible way. This is no longer about human rights, but about primary security, "says Zakharova. She added that the EU has never harshly addressed Kiev with its condemnation of the actions in the Donbass. "You will not find a single public call - a tough one - to Kiev to report on the work done, to return to the negotiating table, to stop this political not even an intrigue, but an international political outrage. None of this happened," Zakharova emphasized. A spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry complained that the EU, on the contrary, has toughened its rhetoric against the Russian Federation, blaming Moscow for the failure of everything that happens in Ukraine. Recall that the day before, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg , following which the latter assured the Ukrainian minister of Russia's support in the escalation situation.