View of the Tower Bridge in central London over the River ThamesUN Jan 31 London wants to hear about Russia's plans at today's UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine, British Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN James Cariuki told reporters. US Permanent Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said earlier that Washington wants to discuss Russia's alleged «threatening behavior» attitude towards Ukraine and the «building up» of the Russian military presence on the border. In turn, Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, called this venture the intention of the United States to discuss «its own groundless accusations and assumptions.» «We want to hear from Russia about its plans,» Kariuki said. actions», stating that he does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to place 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.
