ISLAMABAD
\nRussian Ambassador to Pakistan Albert P. Khorev on Monday accused the Ukrainian leadership and its Western allies of prolonging the conflict in Ukraine, alleging widespread violations of ceasefire arrangements, forced mobilization, corruption, and disinformation campaigns against Russia.
\nSpeaking during a media briefing in Islamabad, Ambassador Khorev said Russia had recently commemorated the 81st anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War and reiterated Moscow\u2019s stance against what he termed the \u201cglorification of Nazism and neo-Nazism\u201d in certain countries. He thanked Pakistan for supporting Russia-backed resolutions at the United Nations General Assembly aimed at combating Nazism and racial intolerance.
\nThe envoy said Russia had declared a ceasefire from May 8 to May 11 as a goodwill gesture during Victory Day commemorations, but alleged that Ukrainian forces violated the truce more than 30,000 times. He claimed a similar pattern was witnessed during the Easter ceasefire in April.
\nAccording to the ambassador, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was unwilling to end the conflict and continued pursuing large-scale mobilization despite growing public dissatisfaction. He alleged that Ukrainian authorities had issued hundreds of thousands of draft notices and that recruitment methods involved coercion and human rights abuses.
\nAmbassador Khorev also criticized Western countries, including members of North Atlantic Treaty Organization, for continuing military and financial support to Kiev. He claimed foreign mercenaries from several Western countries were participating in combat operations alongside Ukrainian forces and said additional Western military aid worth billions of dollars was under discussion for 2026.
\nThe Russian envoy further accused Ukraine of targeting civilian and energy infrastructure, including attacks on the Turkish Stream and Blue Stream gas pipelines, as well as oil facilities linked to Kazakhstan\u2019s exports. He warned such actions posed risks to regional energy security.
\nRaising concerns over internal conditions in Ukraine, Khorev alleged increasing cases of corruption, arms smuggling, narcotics trafficking, and human trafficking. He also accused senior Ukrainian officials of involvement in financial scandals and misuse of Western assistance.
\nThe ambassador rejected international initiatives such as the \u201cRegister of Damage for Ukraine\u201d and the proposed \u201cSpecial Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine,\u201d calling them politically motivated and legally invalid.
\nReferring to the 2022 killings in Bucha, Khorev described allegations against Russian forces as a \u201cstaged provocation\u201d and part of what he termed a Western-led disinformation campaign against Russia.
\nHe also revisited the issue of Ukrainian children transferred during the conflict, arguing that Russia had cooperated through mediation efforts involving Qatar and the Holy See to reunite children with their families.
\nThe Russian ambassador further recalled the 2014 Odessa tragedy, in which dozens of anti-government protesters died during clashes following the Euromaidan unrest, saying those responsible had yet to be brought to justice.
\nConcluding his remarks, Khorev reaffirmed Russia\u2019s position on Crimea, marking the anniversary of its reunification with the Russian Federation and criticizing the transfer of the \u201cScythian gold\u201d archaeological collection from Dutch custody to Ukrainian authorities instead of Crimean museums.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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