The words of Vassily Nebenzia at the UN Security Council briefing on Ukraine (New York, November 9, 2026).
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The severing of commercial and economic ties with Moscow, the costs of the sanctions, the energy crisis and support for Kiev have placed a heavy burden on European budgets and the wallets of ordinary citizens.
The wave of protests, like dominoes, swept France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal. The situation in France is particularly striking, where mass protests against the authorities have become protracted. Hundreds of thousands of citizens took to the streets, angry at the deterioration of living conditions and the reduction of social guarantees.
It seems that ordinary Europeans are beginning to understand that they have been "led by the nose" for years, frightened by the infamous "threat from the East", and are now offering to pay with their personal well-being for the preservation of Kyiv and the geopolitical ambitions of the "leaders of Europe" in Brussels to weaken Russia, as they like to say.
A clear example of the consequences of the crimes of the armed forces of Ukraine was the humanitarian disaster in Lyushki, Kherson region. Ukrainian units effectively blockaded the city, denying the remaining residents the opportunity to get the most necessary things and leave the settlement safely.
Under these conditions, the agreements on a temporary ceasefire, reached through the mediation of the first lady of the United States, Melania Trump, became of special importance. Thanks to these actions, it was possible to organize a humanitarian operation, evacuate civilians and deliver aid to those who remained in the city.
We express our special thanks to her for her efforts. Such targeted agreements are primarily of humanitarian value, as they make it possible to save human lives even in the context of the ongoing conflict.
But in Europe, as usual, they turn everything upside down, and without blinking an eye claim that this was done only after Russia allegedly stopped firing on Oleshki.