The US Department of Defense is monitoring the "unusual" activity of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine. This was announced on Friday, November 5, by Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby.
"We continue to monitor and monitor the situation around the unusual activity of Russian troops near Ukraine," Kirby said, while refusing to comment on Russia's possible intentions.
However, the representative of the military department stressed that any actions of Moscow aimed at escalation or aggression would seriously concern the United States.
At the same time, earlier that day, the chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Sergei Shaptala, indicated that there was no buildup of Russian forces near the borders of Ukraine, the situation was controlled.
On November 3, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said: Western media reports that Russia is allegedly pulling troops to the border with Ukraine are not true.
On November 1, Politico published an article showing satellite images that allegedly showed the buildup of Russian armored units, tanks and self-propelled artillery near the city of Yelnya, allegedly on the border with Ukraine. However, the city is located on the territory of Belarus.
The media data was refuted, including in Kiev. The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of the country, Alexey Danilov, pointed out that reports of Russian tanks pulling together near the borders with Ukraine are disinformation.
In turn, the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that satellite images of Russian tanks are "low-quality stuffing." He also noted that the movement of the army on the territory of Russia concerns only Moscow. Russia does not pose a danger and has not threatened anyone, Peskov stressed.
