Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky MOSCOW, Feb. 2 Transfer Statement additional US military to Europe is a destructive bid to demonstrate «military muscles» that diverts attention from global security issues, said Leonid Slutsky, head of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs. gave birth to a mouse.» But from a political point of view, this is clearly an application for demonstrating «military muscles», and very destructive,» Slutsky wrote on his Telegram channel, commenting on the Pentagon's statement. In addition, the politician noted that such statements are made against the backdrop of negotiations on security guarantees in order to «shift the focus from global security issues» to the «Russian threat.» Earlier, the Pentagon announced that the United States was sending additional supportive troops to Europe against the background of the escalation of the crisis around Ukraine. According to Pentagon assurances, they will be in allied European countries on a temporary basis and with the consent of the host countries. 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 deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders.
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