MOSCOW, February 15 Russia will protect its citizens anywhere in the world, The Guardian Ambassador to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov.
"You shouldn't be surprised if we strike back, <…> if they (Ukrainians. — Ed. note) start brazenly killing Russian citizens somewhere — in the Donbass or somewhere else", he said.
At the same time, the diplomat stressed that Moscow would not invade a neighboring state if it was not provoked. Now the number of Russian forces on the border with Ukraine is equivalent to the number of military personnel involved in the Zapad-21 exercises in September last year, but then no one said words, Chizhov reminded.Russia does not want to threaten anyone, they threaten Moscow, Lavrov saidIn recent months, the West has accused Moscow of preparing an «invasion» of Ukraine and is increasing its 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. The document provides for a constitutional reform, termination fire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the line of contact. At the same time, the Ukrainian authorities have now concentrated most of the army on the border with the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR and regularly fire on the militias, including using prohibited equipment transferred by Western countries. The United States, Great Britain, Canada, France are involved in the supply of arms worth billions of dollars. , Poland, Turkey, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia. In addition, foreign military instructors continue to arrive in Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly urged to stop pumping weapons into the region, as this could provoke Kiev into military adventures. » />December 9, 2019, 21:34 InfographicsMinsk AgreementsInfographicsView