MOSCOW, Feb 16Contrary to the mass media hysteria, there was no «war» with Ukraine, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. words, «today we celebrate another day of non-aggression on Ukraine.» «Unfortunately for many Western media, the war did not take place again. It would be funny, but we still operate with what scares the whole world — the concept of war. Yes, they tried do everything to make it happen… But they do not lose heart, they continue to wait for it with perseverance worthy of a better application,» Zakharova said. />Yesterday, 08:00The operation to force Russia into war failedAccording to her, even the withdrawal of Russian units from the exercises is interpreted by some media as «a kind of cunning maneuver to divert attention from a future invasion.» According to the diplomat, professional organizations should evaluate such fakes. that Russia is allegedly preparing provocations in Ukraine continue to come from the West, despite the return of Russian troops to their places of deployment after the exercises. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. At a meeting with Putin, the head of the RF Ministry of Defense reported that «some of the exercises are coming to an end, some will be completed in the near future.» The Southern and Western military districts of the Russian Federation have begun returning troops to their places of deployment, Major General Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, told reporters on Tuesday. The withdrawal of the military to their places of deployment after the exercises is a common practice, there is no novelty, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters earlier when asked if the withdrawal of troops means a de-escalation of the situation around Ukraine. At the same time, Peskov, answering a question from journalists about NATO statements about the absence of signs of de-escalation on the border with Ukraine, noted that NATO has problems in the system for assessing the situation. jpg» />Yesterday, 08:00 Everything will go according to plan. Putin and Scholz argued about the war
