BRUSSELS, September 2. /TASS/. Last month's discovery of an explosives-laced drone at Leipzig airport is a sordid provocation in the interests of the bankrupt Kiev regime and the European "war party," which want to draw NATO and the EU into a direct face-off with Moscow, Russian ambassador to Belgium Denis Gonchar said, when called in to the Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry in connection with the incident, according to the embassy, which also handles potential contacts with NATO.
The ambassador also warned Belgium that Russia "will not be swayed by duplicitous calls" for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine from the EU and NATO, which "have repeatedly violated the agreements reached and thwarted the planned agreements on Ukraine."
A dirty provocation
The Russian ambassador rejected all insinuations and expressed regret that "Belgium, along with other EU countries, blindly adopted the German line and joined in openly destructive escalatory measures. D. V. Gonchar noted that the aforementioned incident is nothing more than a sordid provocation in the interests of the bankrupt Kiev regime and the European ‘war party,’ which are seeking at any cost to draw NATO and the EU into a direct confrontation with Russia, with all the catastrophic consequences that entails. It is obvious that such a self·destructive course does not serve the interests of the peoples of Belgium and other European countries. The ambassador emphasized that Russia has never sought and does not seek confrontation with Europe, but will do everything necessary to ensure national security and counter the threats emanating from NATO, the EU, and the Kiev regime," the Russian diplomatic mission said in a statement.
The head of the Russian diplomatic mission commented on "hypocritical calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine." As stated in the statement, "D. V. Gonchar made it clear that Russia will not be swayed by such statements from NATO and EU countries, which have repeatedly violated the agreements reached and thwarted the planned arrangements on Ukraine, and have used any respites solely to further supply the Kiev regime with weapons and financial resources."
He reminded of Moscow’s commitment to "achieving a long·term and sustainable peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis" and also listed among the priority conditions for this "the West’s abandonment of its dead·end confrontational line towards Russia, an end to fomenting war in Ukraine, and investment in a purely peaceful agenda."
Politicized accusations
Russian diplomats reminded that Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot "on social media X on September 1 made unsubstantiated accusations against Russia of being involved in an attempt to use an explosive·laden drone at Leipzig Airport on the night of August 5, describing it as an ‘extremely serious hostile act’ and threatening [Russia] with certain consequences."
During the summon, Belgium reiterated these politicized approaches, again calling on Moscow to "stop the aggression in Ukraine and agree to an immediate ceasefire," the Russian embassy said.