The Russian Government questioned the close relationship that the president maintains Javier Milei with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyand warned about the possible shipment of weapons to Ukraine, which he described as a “hostile act.”
Through the ambassador in Buenos Aires, Dmitry Feoktistov, Vladimir Putin He warned that his administration feels “deep disappointment” with the libertarian’s relations.
“The information about the possible shipment of Argentine tanks through Germany, similar to the aircraft agreement with France, is also worrying. We have clearly and firmly communicated to Argentina that such actions will be considered hostile actions against Russia,” highlighted the diplomat. before Russian media, according to the Chinese agency Xinhua.
Along the same lines, he assured that he hopes that the management of Milei refrain from interfering in the open war between Ukraine and Russia, and continue along the paths of neutrality to “preserve the friendly nature of Russian-Argentine relations, which have historically been immune to political tendencies.”
For his part, Feoktistov echoed the Government’s request to join NATO and rejected the participation of the Minister of Defense, Luis Petri, in the meeting of the Contact Group for the Defense of Ukraine in Brussels, known as the “Ramstein format.” .
“Regarding the participation of the Argentine Minister of Defense, Luis Petri, in the Brussels meeting, within the framework of the Ramstein coalition, there are still no official comments from the Argentine side. The certain fact of the rapprochement between Buenos Aires and the employers military of Ukraine causes us deep disappointment,” declared the diplomat.
He also pointed out: “In April, Argentina requested the status of global partner of the alliance. Frankly, we do not understand how granting this status can improve Argentina’s security.”
The statements of the representative of the Russian government refer to the activities of Milei in recent days after his bilateral meeting in Switzerland with Zelensky, who presented him with the Order of Freedom in a bilateral meeting, and his presence at the Global Peace Summit.
“I want to express, on behalf of the Argentine people, our maximum support for the people of Ukraine, and for our friend Volodimir Zelensky, since as defenders of the idea of freedom we repudiate any form of violence,” the libertarian president declared.
“My maximum support to the people of Ukraine and to my friend Zelensky, since as defenders of freedom we repudiate any form of violence and war as an illegitimate mechanism to resolve conflicts between nations. War can never be the answer to problems that must be resolved in the political sphere,” the libertarian president remarked before several world leaders.
