Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry PeskovWASHINGTON, Jan 16 Moscow can no longer tolerate a NATO invasion of Ukraine, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with CNN. something like that,” he explained. According to him, this development of events brought relations between Moscow and the alliance to the “red line”. The spokesman added that the Russian side “cannot tolerate this situation any longer.” “And this was the main reason why President Putin said: “Guys, this is a real threat to us.” And this is a real threat to stability and security in Europe and European Security Architecture,” Peskov said.NATO brazenly deceived Russia, Putin saidThe Kremlin spokesman emphasized that Russia considers it necessary to leave its troops near the border with Ukraine — this is a precautionary measure and a reaction to tension in the region, to an unfriendly atmosphere «created by various NATO exercises, NATO fighters and spy planes, infrastructure promotion NATO» to the borders of the country.
"NATO in our understanding is an organization that was created for confrontation, not protection. And NATO is not a dove of peace, stability and prosperity. And this weapon of confrontation moved every day closer and closer to our borders", Peskov pointed out.
The spokesman noted that Moscow does not threaten anyone with a military operation, but will be forced to take countermeasures in the event of further expansion of the alliance. Speaking of past consultations, Peskov indicated that the Russian side insists on receiving a direct response to proposals for security guarantees. Tensions around Ukraine are now too high, and this is «extremely dangerous for our continent,» he explained.Lavrov said that security proposals are not a menu As Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted earlier, NATO is increasing arms supplies to Ukraine, where the number of Western instructors has increased. According to the diplomat, this could provoke the Ukrainian authorities «to military adventures,» which poses a direct threat to Russia's security. Moscow believes that the West is trying to create a grouping of troops near the Russian borders. Vladimir Putin has previously stressed that the further expansion of NATO to the East and the deployment of offensive weapons on Ukrainian territory and in neighboring countries are red lines for Moscow. In this vein, the Ukrainian issue was raised in including a series of consultations with the US and NATO this week. The Kremlin insisted on ending the alliance's military cooperation with the post-Soviet countries, refusing to create bases on their territory, limiting the deployment of strike weapons near the Russian border, removing American nuclear weapons from Europe, and guaranteeing NATO's non-expansion to the east. As Lavrov emphasized, Moscow insists that so that guarantees of the alliance’s non-progression to the east are legally fixed, and is waiting for a clear response from Washington to Russian proposals. security guarantees between Russia and NATOInfographicView