US Department of Defense Spokesman John KirbyWASHINGTON Feb 8 flank of NATO, where additional US troops have been deployed, US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby said. «No specific or additional threats directly from Russia to the eastern flank,» he said at a briefing. military personnel against the backdrop of tensions around Ukraine.» We are still, however, seeing significant forces that continue to replenish the troops that Mr. (Russian President Vladimir) Putin has deployed from the south in the Crimea and along the Ukrainian borders, including in Belarus, but nothing, which would be directed directly against NATO's eastern flank,» he added. According to Kirby, the Pentagon observed the transfer of additional Russian troops to the borders of Ukraine over the weekend. Kiev and Western states have recently been constantly declaring allegedly about the intensification of «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. 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. Russia has repeatedly rejected accusations by the West and Ukraine of «aggressive actions», stating that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «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 ability to help Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. >Putin spoke about the response of the United States and NATO on security guarantees
