Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration, Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov. File photoMOSCOW, Jan 17 Russia, like the United States, is considering different scenarios for the situation in the event of an increase in escalation over Ukraine, but believes that there should be less than 18 of them, which the US Deputy Secretary of State spoke about Viktoria Nuland, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Earlier, Nuland, in an interview with the Financial Times, said that the United States had developed 18 different scenarios for action in case of an escalation around Ukraine.
Nuland: US prepared 18 scenarios in case of «Russian invasion» into Ukraine»We know that Ms. Nuland has 18 scenarios. We are considering different scenarios, we believe that there should be much fewer of them, because the question is extremely correct with us, there is no need to make it complicated, which is not so complicated. The question is extremely direct and extremely concretely formulated,» Peskov told reporters. According to him, Moscow hopes that this week the American side will be able to «formulate something in writing.» 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 place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the ability to help Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. >USA once again accused Russia of «military aggression» against Ukraine
