MOSCOW, Feb 7The United States and Britain invented the «Russian threat» for their further «heroic» struggle against it, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote in her Telegram channel. they understand the British: they themselves invented the «Russian threat», they themselves gathered for a «heroic» fight against it, in order to then commit a provocation and loudly announce their «victory,» the publication says. Here you have the opportunity to divert attention from your own political crises, and a chance to pour billions into armament of «fragile democracies», and a way to revive the image of the «invincible» after the Afghan failure, the diplomat adds. Zakharova also noted that the European Union is not an impartial side in the Ukrainian conflict. year, when in Brussels, not disdaining means and stepping over the objections of the legitimate government of the country, they were desperately pushing through the association of Ukraine with the European Union use,” she reminded.08:00Ukraine is again on the hook of the Minsk agreements. However, Ukraine was never accepted into the EU, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs points out. «And, apparently, they will not be accepted soon. «Is it about to be attacked by Russia? NATO members helped the Ukrainians in a bearish way… As they say, with such friends you don't need any enemies. However, we have said more than once that the interests of Ukrainians are the least of the West's concerns,» Zakharova concluded.Ukrainian QuestionIn recent months, Washington and Brussels have been accusing Moscow of plotting an «invasion» of Ukraine and are increasing their presence in Eastern Europe. In Russia, they reject all claims, emphasizing that they are moving troops within their territories, and also remind that they do not participate in the intra-Ukrainian conflict and do not violate any agreements, unlike Kiev, which does not comply with the Minsk agreements.
December 9, 2019, 21:34 InfographicMinsk AgreementsInfographicViewThe document provides for a ceasefire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the line of contact. At the same time, the Ukrainian authorities have now concentrated more than half of the army’s personnel on the border with the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR and are regularly shelling the militias, including using prohibited equipment. at the Russian borders. They also explained that the main reason for the escalation is the actions of the United States and NATO, which «pump» Ukraine with weapons, thereby pushing it to military adventures. In addition to the Americans, Great Britain, Canada, France, Poland, Turkey, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia
