Ukrainian militaryMOSCOW, 19 Feb. Russia is not going to attack Ukraine, as this is contrary to its goal of stopping NATO's eastward expansion. Klaus Mangold, chairman of the board of directors of Knorr-Bremse, said this in an interview with the German newspaper Handelsblatt. good intentions of the Russian leader, then believe in his pragmatism,» he explained. According to the businessman, ordinary Russians also oppose the war, whose opinion Vladimir Putin has to reckon with. As for the introduction of new sanctions, Mangold considers them pointless.
The head of the SPD faction in the Bundestag accused the Ukrainian ambassador of «crossing the borders» «The restrictions imposed after Crimea only strengthened Russia, which was able to replace imports with its own goods and modernize entire sectors of the economy,» the entrepreneur noted. In addition, he advocated the implementation of the Nord Stream project — 2″, as it corresponds to the growth in demand for gas in Germany and Europe. The closure of the gas pipeline, according to Mangold, will become politically motivated and lead to «unpredictable» consequences. Earlier, the leadership of the DPR and LPR announced the temporary evacuation of citizens to the Rostov region in connection with the threat of Ukraine's invasion. First of all, evacuation concerns women, children and the elderly. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will soon order the military to launch an offensive in the Donbass, to implement a plan to invade the territory of the DPR and LPR, said the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin. In recent months, Western states have expressed concern about Russia's allegedly dangerous actions near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and does not intend to attack anyone, and claims of «aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more military equipment and NATO forces near Russian borders.
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