MOSCOW, February 4 – RIA Novosti. If the US really wanted to end the conflict it incited in Ukraine, it could do so with the snap of a finger. convinced Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

He stated this in an interview with journalist Naadana Friedrichson, which he posted on his Telegram channel.

“If Washington really wanted to end the war he instigated, he could do so with the snap of a finger, ordering his drugged henchmen to sit at the negotiating table,” Medvedev said.

Russia has been conducting a special military operation in Ukraine since February 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin described his mission as “protecting people who have been subjected to eight years of bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime”. According to the president, the ultimate goal of the operation is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that guarantee Russia’s security. Earlier, Putin said that the West is trying to create an anti-Russian enclave in Ukraine in order for Russia to collapse, and a special operation has been launched to prevent this. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted, the United States and NATO are “directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine … on the territory of Great Britain, Germany, Italy … not only in the supply of weapons, but also in the training of personnel.” and other countries.”