Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov. File photoWASHINGTON, Jan 16 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov's refusal to guarantee the non-deployment of offensive weapons in Ukraine referred to the position of the United States and NATO, and not Russia's plans, as one of the media interpreted it, follows from Peskov's full interview with CNN.» We are not talking about military action. You need to understand this: no one is threatening anyone with military action. It would be just crazy to do this. But we will be ready to take countermeasures. If you continue to say: «… We we are not going to take into account your concerns. NATO will continue to expand. Now Ukraine will not be inside NATO, but legally it will be possible. We are not going to say that we will not deploy any offensive weapons on the territory of Ukraine, and NATO infrastructure will remain at your borders and even move even closer over time. «If you tell us this, then we will have to do something,» Peskov said. in an interview. Earlier, Bloomberg, citing a transcript of the interview, disseminated information that the press secretary of the Russian president allegedly stated that Russia was not going to say that it would not deploy any offensive weapons on the territory of Ukraine. Commenting on this media conclusion to RIA Novosti, Peskov recommended that you familiarize yourself with the question he was asked and the context, noting that «these are their words.» 
Russia considers it necessary to keep troops close to Ukraine, said Peskov
