Flag of IrelandBRUSSELS, Jan 24 Irish Foreign Minister Simon Cowen said he had notified the Russian ambassador in the Republic that Russian military exercises off the Irish coast are not welcome. Cowen, before the start of the meeting in Brussels of the EU foreign ministers, said that Ireland had received notification from Russia about holding military exercises 240 kilometers from the coast of Ireland.
The United States called for joint exercises in Europe because of Ukraine»I made it clear to the Russian ambassador in Ireland that they are not welcome. This is not the time to increase the military activity and tension in the context of what is happening with (Ukraine — ed.) and in Ukraine at the moment,» he said. Russia has repeatedly rejected accusations of the West and Ukraine of «aggressive actions», saying that it does not threaten anyone and who is not going to be attacked, but declared Allegations of «Russian aggression» are being 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 worry anyone. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier, Russia does not create any pretexts for a conflict situation around Ukraine.
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