Havana. File photoMOSCOW, February 23The US and NATO should take seriously Russia's legitimate demands for security guarantees, Washington is trying to impose an expansion of the alliance, which threatens Russian security, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said in a statement. «The US desire to impose a gradual expansion of NATO to the borders of the Russian Federation is a threat to the national security of this country , as well as regional and international peace… We call on the United States and NATO to take seriously and realistically the justified demands for security guarantees from the Russian Federation, which has the right to self-defense,» the statement reads.
Putin: calls for a system of equal security go unansweredThe statement says that the US government «has been threatening Russia and manipulating the international community for several weeks now», speaking of the danger of a «large-scale invasion» of Ukraine, Washington is supplying weapons and military technology, stationing troops in countries Europe, uses «unilateral and unfair sanctions» and threatens other retaliatory measures. «At the same time, an anti-Russian propaganda campaign was launched,» the Cuban Foreign Ministry said. Cuba called for a diplomatic settlement on the basis of dialogue. Moscow categorically denies the alleged plans to escalate the situation around Ukraine attributed to Russia and constantly states that they are not threatening anyone, but all such statements are being used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. According to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, the information hysteria of the US and NATO on Ukraine is generously framed by lies and fakes.
