MILITARY OPERATION IN UKRAINE
26 MAY, 15:00

Western diplomats offer nod and wink to Moscow’s operation in Donbass, says Russian envoy

It is stated that there is clandestine support from Western officials as well

MOSCOW, May 26. /TASS/. Some Western diplomats are giving a nod and a wink to Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, Konstantin Gavrilov, who leads the Russian delegation to the Vienna talks on military security and arms control, said on Thursday.

"Some [diplomats] are stubborn to the bone and some even silently applaud below the radar," Gavrilov said. "They call us and say that ‘We understand you, fight till the end, we are supporting you quietly.’"

"Nobody supports us openly, but the CSTO [the Collective Security Treaty Organization] does." He noted. "However, there is clandestine support from Western officials as well."