Russian President Vladimir Putin MOSCOW, February 1 Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine — it is a tool to achieve the goals of the United States, which is not so much concerned with security as with containing Russia, drawing Moscow into an armed conflict. «We are told, yes, each country has the right to choose its own security system. We agree with this. But it seems to me that the same United States is not so much concerned about the security of Ukraine — although they may be thinking about it, but somewhere in the background — but their main task is to curb the development of Russia,» he said at a press conference following the Russian -Hungarian negotiations. «Here's the thing. In this sense, Ukraine itself is just a tool to achieve this goal. This can be done in different ways. By dragging us into some kind of armed conflict. And forcing, among other things, our allies in Europe to introduce against us those tough ones These are the sanctions that are being talked about today in the United States,» Putin added. «Or drag Ukraine into NATO, set up strike weapon systems there and encourage some «Benderites» to resolve the issue of Donbass or Crimea by force of arms. And thus still drag us into an armed conflict,» the President of Russia added. Putin
