Ukrainian politician Muraev said that he and his family are now threatened

Ukrainian politician Evgeny MuraevLONDON, Jan 24Former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Yevgeny Muraev, whom the British Foreign Office unsubstantiated declared «a pro-Russian leader in Kiev,» said that he had faced hundreds of threats on social networks after the publication of London's statement. «in Kiev, a «pro-Russian leader» named Muraev in the ministry's statement. In Russia, he has been under sanctions since December 2018. «All this, of course, is a fiction, but it is a dangerous situation that causes division when attempts are made to prevent a war. For me personally, these accusations have led to hundreds of threats on social networks against me and against regarding my family,» the ex-deputy said in an interview with the British newspaper Independent. He noted that the British Foreign Office most likely received «disinformation» from some figures in Ukraine. «I also think that I and some other people were involved into a geopolitical confrontation between the US, Britain, NATO and Russia,» Muraev added. Earlier, he did not rule out the possibility of going to court to defend his honor. The British Foreign Ministry's statement was made a few hours after the Russian Foreign Ministry had warned about impending information and military provocations from the West, in particular the United States, on Ukrainian topics. At the same time, the British department did not provide any evidence of their allegations. The Russian Foreign Ministry, commenting on the Foreign Office’s statement, called it disinformation and another evidence that it was the NATO countries, led by the Anglo-Saxons, who were escalating tensions around Ukraine. Liz Truss: On Friday, speaking at the Lowy Institute think tank in Sydney, she said that Ukraine has survived many invasions — «from the Mongols to the Tatars.» The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, after Truss's statements on Ukraine, asked about the educational institution that issued the diploma to the minister. Russia has repeatedly rejected accusations of the West and Ukraine of «aggressive actions», stating that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, but claims of «aggression» are being used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Foreign Ministry noted earlier 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» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Presidential spokesman 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.