MOSCOW, March 12 – The Russian government issued a public appeal Thursday urging Israel and the United States to halt their military operations against Iran and pursue diplomatic negotiations instead.
Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry, addressed reporters saying her country “will continue to take steps to end the escalation in the Middle East as soon as possible and resolve any contradictions by peaceful means.”
The Russian official also made serious allegations about civilian casualties, stating: “The number of victims of the illegal military action of Washington and Tel Aviv among the civilian population of Iran, according to the authorities, is in the thousands.”
