Eradicating terrorism may be impossible as long as terrorists are utilized by the Western countries to topple governments or wage proxy wars, Russian Deputy Envoy to the United Nations Maria Zabolotskaya said.
"We are convinced that it will not be possible to eradicate this global problem as long as terrorists and extremists are used by a number of Western states to overthrow regimes that have fallen out of favor in proxy wars, or in other ways to achieve their general political goals," Zabolotskaya said during a UN Security Council meeting on Thursday.
The Russian diplomat said the presence of terrorist groups clearly indicates the persistence and growth of tensions in the Middle East, as well as in certain parts of Africa and Afghanistan.
States experiencing significant interference in their internal affairs, under any pretext, is usually followed by a destruction of their statehood, Zabolotskaya said.
The collective West playing games such as the alleged War on Terror and attempts to overthrow leaders and governments who have fallen out of favor have left an indelible bloody mark on these regions, which is clearly visible in the UN Secretary General's reports, she said.
Moscow has said that the regime in Ukraine utilizes methods practiced by the Daesh terror group.
* Daesh (ISIL/ ISIS/ IS) is a terrorist group banned in Russia and many other countries