Overview
- RIA Novosti reported the embassy’s denial from Brussels on November 16, citing the official statement.
- Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot had said Russia’s strikes were intentionally aimed at civilians and constituted war crimes.
- Prévot also said the European Union would continue to increase pressure on Russia.
- The embassy rejected assertions that Moscow targets civilian sites or kills innocents, including children.
- This exchange reflects entrenched, conflicting narratives over the war in Ukraine, with no independent verification noted in the reports.