Linda Thomas-GreenfieldUN Jan 31 Ukraine in open formats, said US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield. «Over the past few weeks, we have held more than 100 meetings with Russian colleagues, all of them were held behind closed doors, and we believe that now is the time to discuss this in an open format» , — said the representative of the United States. On Monday, at the initiative of the United States, a meeting is being held in the UN Security Council on the situation with Ukraine. Russia opposed him. «We continue to hope that Russia will choose the path of diplomacy over conflict, but we can't just sit back and wait,» the U.S. spokesperson said. She called the concentration of Russian forces around Ukraine's border «the biggest mobilization in Europe.» decades».
Russia's permanent representative to the UN told who needs panic around Ukraine»We are looking for a path of peace, we are looking for a path of dialogue. We do not want confrontation. But we will be decisive, swift and united if Russia invades Ukraine again,» she 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 it does not threaten anyone and does not intend to attack anyone, and claims of «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian 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. 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, 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 covering Kiev's line of sabotaging 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 over Ukraine is generously framed by lies and fakes. supported NATO's decision not to help Ukraine
