Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy DanilovKIEV, Feb 1Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, claims that 120,000 Russian military men are allegedly stationed near the borders of the state. «We are clearly aware of what is happening there. Every day we receive relevant reports from our relevant structures in the morning and in the evening … If we talk about reality threats that exist today, indeed, today our borders have about 120,000 troops of the Russian Federation.I won’t say a lot or a little, I can say for sure that this is clearly not enough for the operation that everyone is talking about. But can Russia go and do some kind of disgrace, as it did in 2014, of course it can,» the NSDC secretary said on the air of the ICTV channel. He added that Ukraine, nevertheless, is ready for this. There are prescribed mechanisms and algorithms of action. Danilov also urged people not to panic. 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 previously noted 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 emphasized, 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 US and NATO information hysteria over Ukraine is generously framed by lies and fakes. help from the USA
