Donbass. File photoTOKYO, Jan 28 Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi again refused to answer a question from journalists about the forecasts of the Japanese authorities regarding the possible development of the situation around Ukraine. «The question of when Russia could invade Ukraine, is hypothetical, and we would like to refrain from answering hypothetical questions,» the minister stressed, responding to a journalist's request to comment on reports that US President Joe Biden allegedly told the head of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky about the impending «inevitable invasion» of Russian troops into Ukraine. Later, the White House denied such media reports. 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 a pretext to post 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.
