Attempts to resolve the conflict in Donbass by force will have the most serious consequences
Moscow. December 25. INTERFAX - The Kremlin called rumors about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine an empty and groundless escalation of tension, but did not rule out various provocations to justify such statements.
"Russia is never the first to attack anyone," Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, said in an interview with the Moscow program. Kremlin. Putin" of the TV channel "Russia 1" (VGTRK), whose words are given on the website vesti.ru .
So he answered the question whether Moscow is calculating the steps of other countries.
Commenting on the rumors circulating in the West, as well as in Kiev, about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin representative "called them an empty and groundless escalation of tension." The Russian Federation does not pose a threat to anyone, he stressed.
At the same time, Peskov did not rule out the possibility of provocations to justify such statements, the report says.
The press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation also warned "that attempts to resolve the conflict in Donbass by force will have the most serious consequences."
At the same time, he added that Moscow is making every effort to resolve the conflict in the south-east of Ukraine, while remaining committed to the Minsk agreements and the Normandy format.
The United States, other NATO countries and Ukraine have stated about the concentration of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border and expressed concern about this.
On December 9, the chief of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, said that Russia has no aggressive plans.
"NATO countries pay excessive attention to the movement of troops on the territory of the Russian Federation. The redeployment of units during combat training is a routine practice for the armed forces of any State. Military activity is carried out on national territory and does not require notification," Gerasimov said at a briefing for foreign military attaches.
