Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration, Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry PeskovWASHINGTON, Jan 16 Russian troops on the border with Ukraine is a reaction to the tension created in the region, said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. «Russian troops are on Russian territory near the Ukrainian border, and we consider it necessary to leave them there in the face of a very tense situation, an unfriendly atmosphere created by various NATO exercises, NATO fighters and spy planes, the advancement of NATO infrastructure to the borders,» Peskov said in an interview with CNN. disappointed with Berlin's unwillingness to supply weapons Peskov stressed that the Russian Federation is forced to react and «take precautions.» «Therefore, our military is on our territory there,» he said. Russia has repeatedly rejected the accusations of the West and Ukraine of «aggressive actions», stating that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. At the same time, Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» sides of Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not bother anyone.
