06:17Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova claimed that NATO and the EU were seeking to 'open a second front' against Moscow in Transcaucasia, speaking at a briefing on Wednesday.
"[There are] continuous attempts by NATO and the adjoining European Union to foster a disruption of ties between the states of the region, both with each other and with Moscow, and to aggravate the situation along the perimeter of our southern borders. Of course, there is also the ultimate goal, namely to open a second front against our country in Transcaucasia and, in general, to set the region ablaze once again," Zakharova alleged.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaiijan this week, where he discussed partnerships between the alliance and the three countries. His organisation insists it is a purely 'defensive' group.
Meanwhile, Zakharova also called that EU's potential transfer of revenue from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine 'direct thuggery and theft'.
"These actions are, in legal terms, a gross and unprecedented violation of basic international norms," she said.
On Wednesday, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the bloc planned to redirect '90 per cent' of the revenues from Russian assets frozen in Europe to provide military support for Kiev.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov responded that individuals and states attempting to use such assets would be subject to 'legal prosecution for many decades' and said that the move could damage the EU's economy, image and 'reputation'.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
NATO, EU's 'ultimate goal' to 'open second front' against Russia in Transcaucasia - Zakharova
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova claimed that NATO and the EU were seeking to 'open a second front' against Moscow in Transcaucasia, speaking at a briefing on Wednesday.
"[There are] continuous attempts by NATO and the adjoining European Union to foster a disruption of ties between the states of the region, both with each other and with Moscow, and to aggravate the situation along the perimeter of our southern borders. Of course, there is also the ultimate goal, namely to open a second front against our country in Transcaucasia and, in general, to set the region ablaze once again," Zakharova alleged.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaiijan this week, where he discussed partnerships between the alliance and the three countries. His organisation insists it is a purely 'defensive' group.
Meanwhile, Zakharova also called that EU's potential transfer of revenue from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine 'direct thuggery and theft'.
"These actions are, in legal terms, a gross and unprecedented violation of basic international norms," she said.
On Wednesday, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the bloc planned to redirect '90 per cent' of the revenues from Russian assets frozen in Europe to provide military support for Kiev.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov responded that individuals and states attempting to use such assets would be subject to 'legal prosecution for many decades' and said that the move could damage the EU's economy, image and 'reputation'.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova claimed that NATO and the EU were seeking to 'open a second front' against Moscow in Transcaucasia, speaking at a briefing on Wednesday.
"[There are] continuous attempts by NATO and the adjoining European Union to foster a disruption of ties between the states of the region, both with each other and with Moscow, and to aggravate the situation along the perimeter of our southern borders. Of course, there is also the ultimate goal, namely to open a second front against our country in Transcaucasia and, in general, to set the region ablaze once again," Zakharova alleged.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaiijan this week, where he discussed partnerships between the alliance and the three countries. His organisation insists it is a purely 'defensive' group.
Meanwhile, Zakharova also called that EU's potential transfer of revenue from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine 'direct thuggery and theft'.
"These actions are, in legal terms, a gross and unprecedented violation of basic international norms," she said.
On Wednesday, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the bloc planned to redirect '90 per cent' of the revenues from Russian assets frozen in Europe to provide military support for Kiev.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov responded that individuals and states attempting to use such assets would be subject to 'legal prosecution for many decades' and said that the move could damage the EU's economy, image and 'reputation'.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.