At a press conference after a meeting with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, in this capital, the Russian head drew attention to the need to take measures to ensure the exchange of information through this body.
“We are confident that the ICRC’s mediation efforts will bear fruit,” added the Russian foreign minister, who stressed the importance of tackling humanitarian issues rather than politicizing them.
At the meeting, the ICRC representative called on the Russian side to open an office of the organization in RostovonDon, near the RussianUkrainian border, to improve humanitarian aid to Ukrainians.
Moscow supports various initiatives to help the people of this country, including the opening and establishment of humanitarian corridors for the transfer of people from the conflict zones, the ceasefire on evacuations, and the delivery of relief supplies (food and medicines) to the areas affected by the struggle.
In turn, he has denounced the actions of that country’s nationalists in restricting the evacuation of civilians, whom he says are using as human shields against attacks by Russian forces.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that around 3.5 million Ukrainian citizens fled the country in the past month.
Moscow launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24 after authorities in the selfproclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics requested help to repel mounting aggression from Kyiv.
Earlier, the Kremlin had recognized the independence and sovereignty of both territories and signed treaties of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance with their leaders, which included establishing diplomatic relations and military assistance.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an informational speech on the start of the operation, stated that the goal is to protect the people of Donbass from the abuses and genocide in Kyiv over the past eight years, in addition to “demilitarization” and ” Denazification”. “Ukraine.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the attacks are not aimed at the Ukrainian population or cities, but at their military targets and infrastructure.
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