NATO Secretary General Jens StoltenbergBRUSSELS, Feb 3 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he had a talk with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban after his visit to the Russian Federation, discussed the crisis over Ukraine and dialogue with Russia. united in NATO. All Allies agree on the importance of dialogue as well as firm deterrence and defence,» Stoltenberg tweeted.
Good to speak again to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of #Hungary about the crisis created by #Russia’s military buildup in & around #Ukraine. North America & Europe stand united in #NATO. All Allies agree on the importance of dialogue & strong deterrence and defense.
— Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) February 3, 2022 Russia's alleged plans to escalate the situation around Ukraine are vehemently denied in Moscow and constantly stated that no one is threatened, and all such statements are used as an excuse to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. According to Moscow, the Russian Federation is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier, 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 Dmitry Peskov, the US and NATO information hysteria over Ukraine is generously framed by lies and fakes. The Russian Federation stated that the United States and the West are hysterically developing the topic of threat and escalation in Ukraine.