The kremlin is frightened that international observers might see the real situation in the Kursk oblast. This was stated by the spokesperson of Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Heorhiy Tykhyi, on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
"The kremlin's reaction to Ukraine's proposal to involve the UN and the ICRC in humanitarian efforts in the Kursk oblast reflects russia's disregard for its own people and their humanitarian needs, as well as its fear that international observers will witness the real situation. Quite telling", - Tykhyi noted.
Earlier, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry invited the UN and the ICRC to respond to the humanitarian situation in parts of russia's Kursk oblast. "Considering the humanitarian situation and the need to adequately ensure basic human rights in the Kursk region, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has asked the United Nations to join humanitarian response measures in the region and has sent a corresponding note to the UN", - the Ministry reported.
In response, the kremlin called the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's statement "provocative". "We hope that such provocative statements will not be taken seriously by their intended audience. This is purely a provocation. And, of course, we count on a sober assessment of such provocative statements", - said kremlin spokesperson dmitry peskov.