Thomas GremingerGENEVA, Jan 31, by Elizaveta Isakova.The West's sanctions course could spoil the climate of negotiations between Russia and the United States, Thomas Greminger, director of the Geneva-based Center for Security Policy and former OSCE Secretary General, said in an interview with RIA Novosti. demonstrations of military force have the same effect if there are too many of them. You cannot conduct serious negotiations at gunpoint,” he said. displacement.” I think if this sanctions course is too hard, it could spoil the climate for genuine dialogue. and a demonstration of military force,» Greminger said. He recalled that if a military operation is not launched against Ukraine, then and sanctions will not be imposed.» I think that those who are now in favor of imposing sanctions immediately, even before something happens, are not in a dominant position. I think that this will not happen,» the expert added. Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that no one threatens and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are 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 ability to help Kiev defend itself from it is both ridiculous and dangerous.Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov stated 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 the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry said Sergei Lavrov, Russia does not create any pretexts for a conflict situation around Ukraine According to him, Russia does not rule out that the hysteria around Ukraine hyped by the West is aimed at something to cover Kiev's line of sabotage of the Minsk agreements on Donbass. According to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, the information hysteria of the US and NATO on Ukraine is generously framed by lies and fakes. meaningless
