First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Dmitry Polyansky. File photoMOSCOW, Feb. 15First Deputy Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said on Channel 4 News that he sees no reason for Russia's «invasion» of Ukraine.
" I know no. And I don't see any reason for that. The only announcement that I saw was from the Western media and the United States, and this is very funny and strange,” Polyansky said in response to the question of whether the & #34; to Ukraine on Wednesday.
Earlier, the American newspaper Politico wrote that US President Joe Biden, during a video conference with the leaders of Western countries, the European Union and NATO, allegedly named the date of Russia's «invasion» of Ukraine on Wednesday, February 16, but the Europeans disagreed with him in estimates of the timing and inevitability of the escalation, and one of the officials said that the EU «refuses to buy this.» The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly denied such statements. 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 is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that statements The West about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it is 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.