On July 16 (Moscow time), according to TASS news agency, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that more and more European countries publicly admit they are no longer capable of maintaining long-term support policies for Ukraine according to the European Union (EU)'s direction.
Commenting on the summit between Ukraine and Eastern European countries, Ms. Zakharova said that internal European signs of division are emerging in the approach to the conflict.
Ms. Zakharova also said that the West's continuous formation of regional cooperation mechanisms to maintain support for Ukraine shows that the current approach is inconsistent.
A spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said these mechanisms are aimed at maintaining what Moscow calls an "anti-Russian project", but the effectiveness is decreasing as many European countries face budget and domestic economic pressure.
In addition to military and financial aid, Ms. Zakharova also mentioned public reaction in Southeast Europe.
According to her, people in many countries in the region are increasingly concerned that Western plans could escalate tensions and increase the risk of a large-scale conflict in Europe.
There is no doubt that people in Southeast European countries see the nature of Western plans and understand that they could lead to a full-scale conflict in Europe," Zakharova emphasized.
The statement was made in the context that European countries are still discussing new aid packages for Ukraine, while some countries are beginning to express concern about the financial burden as well as the prolonged impact of the conflict on the domestic economy.
In the past time, Russia has repeatedly affirmed that the West's continued military aid to Ukraine will not change the war situation, and warned that this move risks further escalating tensions between Russia and NATO.
