NATO exercise in UkraineWASHINGTON Jan 18 Ukraine against the background of the aggravation of the situation around this country, the Canadian channel Global News reports, citing unnamed sources. Such a step, according to the interlocutors of the channel, was «part of the effort» on the part of NATO allies to «deter Russian aggression and identify ways to support the Ukrainian government.» Another task assigned to the special forces is the evacuation of Canadian diplomats in the event of an aggravation of the situation in Ukraine, reports Global News.CBC previously reported that Canada sent 200 troops to Ukraine to help train local security officials.Canadians offered to help Ukraine with coffee and donutsRussia has repeatedly rejected accusations of the West and Ukraine of «aggressive actions», saying 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 military equipment NATO 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 worry anyone. The situation around UkraineWestern politicians have been claiming in recent months that Russia has concentrated troops on the border with Ukraine. As Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov pointed out, the armed forces are moving within the territory of the state — this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. Moscow stressed that statements about «Russian aggression» are being used as a pretext for building up NATO contingents in the border regions. As Foreign Minister Sergey 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.
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