Head of the DPR Denis Pushilin. File photoMOSCOW, Jan 27 The head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, said in an interview with the Izvestiya newspaper that the evacuation of US diplomats from Ukraine fits into the escalation of the conflict being worked out by Kiev and partners. «The evacuation of US diplomats and other countries fits into the scenario of a deliberate escalation of the conflict, which is being worked out by official Kiev and its so-called partners. According to these scenario conditions, it is imperative to increase the degree of tension,» Pushilin said. and head of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov «had to reassure the population.» As a result, according to the head of the DPR, «Danilov even admitted that there were no grounds for allegations that a full-scale offensive against Ukraine was being prepared.» />Pushilin commented on the possibility of sabotage by Ukraine and NATO in the Crimea
