٠٠:٠٥:٢٦Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that 'sly statements' from Ukraine's allies about sending troops under 'some pretext' were possibly to 'retroactively justify' the kind of action the Western nations were already taking, during a press conference following talks with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya in Moscow on Monday.
"President [of Russian Vladimir Putin] has repeatedly cited concrete data that servicemen of Western armies are fighting among the Ukrainian armed forces," Lavrov claimed.
"Regarding our relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, we have said many times that the [latest partnership] treaty is not secret, it is open. The entire text has been published, and it in no way violates any provisions of international law, because it presupposes, among other things, the provision of assistance to each other in the event that one of the countries participating in the treaty is militarily attacked," he continued.
"So our position here is absolutely honest and open, and these sly statements that we will send troops to Ukraine under some pretext… This is probably just an attempt to retroactively justify what has been going on for a long time," he added.
For his part, Al-Yahya stressed that Kuwait is seeking to develop relations with the Russian Federation in all areas, especially in the trade and economic spheres.
"Now the level of our trade is about 1.6 billion dollars. This amount is insufficient. We are determined to develop relations in the investment sphere," the foreign minister added.
On Monday, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte claimed he could 'confirm' that troops from the DPRK were in Russia's Kursk region. Last week both Ukraine and the US made claims about the deployment, although Washington admitted it didn't know what the troops might be doing. US media suggested that 5,000 soldiers could be deployed to the Kursk region on Monday.
On Friday, the DPRK stated that any deployment of troops 'would conform' with international law, although stopped short of confirming it. Russian President Vladimir Putin was asked about 'satellite images' during the finale of the BRICS Summit on Thursday and said that "if there are images, they reflect something."
'Sly statements' from West about sending troops to Ukraine 'under some pretext' are 'attempt to retroactively justify' actions - Lavrov on DPRK reports
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that 'sly statements' from Ukraine's allies about sending troops under 'some pretext' were possibly to 'retroactively justify' the kind of action the Western nations were already taking, during a press conference following talks with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya in Moscow on Monday.
"President [of Russian Vladimir Putin] has repeatedly cited concrete data that servicemen of Western armies are fighting among the Ukrainian armed forces," Lavrov claimed.
"Regarding our relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, we have said many times that the [latest partnership] treaty is not secret, it is open. The entire text has been published, and it in no way violates any provisions of international law, because it presupposes, among other things, the provision of assistance to each other in the event that one of the countries participating in the treaty is militarily attacked," he continued.
"So our position here is absolutely honest and open, and these sly statements that we will send troops to Ukraine under some pretext… This is probably just an attempt to retroactively justify what has been going on for a long time," he added.
For his part, Al-Yahya stressed that Kuwait is seeking to develop relations with the Russian Federation in all areas, especially in the trade and economic spheres.
"Now the level of our trade is about 1.6 billion dollars. This amount is insufficient. We are determined to develop relations in the investment sphere," the foreign minister added.
On Monday, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte claimed he could 'confirm' that troops from the DPRK were in Russia's Kursk region. Last week both Ukraine and the US made claims about the deployment, although Washington admitted it didn't know what the troops might be doing. US media suggested that 5,000 soldiers could be deployed to the Kursk region on Monday.
On Friday, the DPRK stated that any deployment of troops 'would conform' with international law, although stopped short of confirming it. Russian President Vladimir Putin was asked about 'satellite images' during the finale of the BRICS Summit on Thursday and said that "if there are images, they reflect something."
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that 'sly statements' from Ukraine's allies about sending troops under 'some pretext' were possibly to 'retroactively justify' the kind of action the Western nations were already taking, during a press conference following talks with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya in Moscow on Monday.
"President [of Russian Vladimir Putin] has repeatedly cited concrete data that servicemen of Western armies are fighting among the Ukrainian armed forces," Lavrov claimed.
"Regarding our relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, we have said many times that the [latest partnership] treaty is not secret, it is open. The entire text has been published, and it in no way violates any provisions of international law, because it presupposes, among other things, the provision of assistance to each other in the event that one of the countries participating in the treaty is militarily attacked," he continued.
"So our position here is absolutely honest and open, and these sly statements that we will send troops to Ukraine under some pretext… This is probably just an attempt to retroactively justify what has been going on for a long time," he added.
For his part, Al-Yahya stressed that Kuwait is seeking to develop relations with the Russian Federation in all areas, especially in the trade and economic spheres.
"Now the level of our trade is about 1.6 billion dollars. This amount is insufficient. We are determined to develop relations in the investment sphere," the foreign minister added.
On Monday, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte claimed he could 'confirm' that troops from the DPRK were in Russia's Kursk region. Last week both Ukraine and the US made claims about the deployment, although Washington admitted it didn't know what the troops might be doing. US media suggested that 5,000 soldiers could be deployed to the Kursk region on Monday.
On Friday, the DPRK stated that any deployment of troops 'would conform' with international law, although stopped short of confirming it. Russian President Vladimir Putin was asked about 'satellite images' during the finale of the BRICS Summit on Thursday and said that "if there are images, they reflect something."