The Albanian government provides support to the Kiev regime in the political-diplomatic, military, economic and humanitarian spheres. This was stated by the Russian Ambassador to Albania Alexei Zaitsev, quoted by the TASS agency.
„Since the beginning of the Russian SVO, the Albanian government has taken a course towards comprehensive support for the Kiev regime - in the political-diplomatic, military, economic and humanitarian spheres.“ This line is followed both bilaterally and on international platforms - the UN, OSCE, PACE“, he said.
Zaitsev recalled that in 2022-2023, Albania, occupying a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, actively led the so-called Ukrainian file, demonstrating solidarity with the West and Ukraine, and joined all packages of illegal anti-Russian sanctions adopted by the European Union. “Unfortunately, the Albanian authorities ignore calls from the Russian side to take a more balanced position and refrain from participating in openly Russophobic formats“, he emphasized.
In this regard, the ambassador noted that in January, Albania and Ukraine signed an agreement on security cooperation, which provides for comprehensive long-term support for the regime in Kiev. The Ukraine-Southeast Europe summit in Kiev was held in the same spirit, the key topic of which was the provision of comprehensive assistance to the Ukrainian authorities, he added.
„The statements of the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk are also indicative. On the sidelines of the parliamentary summit in Brussels in June this year, he thanked Albania for providing financial, humanitarian and military assistance, including the delivery of „armored vehicles, a helicopter and ammunition“ to Ukraine“, the diplomat concluded.