German Foreign Minister Annalena BurbockBERLIN, Feb 16 Foreign Ministers of Germany, France, Great Britain and the United States discussed relations with Russia, urged Moscow to implement the announced steps to de-escalate, the press service of the German Foreign Ministry said. Drian, (British Foreign Secretary) Elizabeth Truss and (US Secretary of State) Anthony Blinken. Foreign Ministers agreed: it is important that Russia now actually implement the announced steps to de-escalate,» the message said on Twitter. Kiev and Western states recently express concern over the alleged intensification of «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 bother anyone.
