Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s threats against foreign diplomats in Kyiv reveal Moscow’s worsening battlefield position in Ukraine, senior US Congressman Jim Himes said during a briefing in the capital on Thursday.
Himes, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, called the Kremlin’s rhetoric a sign of “complete desperation,” arguing Russia is increasingly struggling on the front line.
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“The Russian people should look at the sacrifice they are being asked to make – their own blood, their own sons – for a mad dictator,” Himes said, according to RBC-Ukraine.
He also accused Moscow of openly embracing tactics amounting to war crimes by threatening strikes that could endanger civilians, diplomats, hospitals, maternity wards, and humanitarian organizations.
Himes said the threats would ultimately backfire, adding that he would push for increased US military aid to Ukraine upon returning to Washington.
“Everything Sergey Lavrov represents is exactly what free people should fight against,” he said.
The comments came after Russia’s Foreign Ministry warned on May 25 that Moscow could strike defense facilities, “decision-making centers,” and military command sites in Kyiv.
The ministry urged foreign diplomats to leave Kyiv “as soon as possible” and warned residents to avoid military and administrative infrastructure sites.
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