Flag of Ukraine on the building of the Verkhovna Rada in KievVIENNA, Feb. 2 Obviously, the West is cynical uses Ukraine as another tool to contain and pressure Russia, Konstantin Gavrilov, head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Vienna on military security and arms control, said on Wednesday. According to him, normal people are struck to the core by the level of hysteria inflated by Western politicians , diplomats and journalists about Russia's alleged «imminent invasion of Ukraine».Nebenzya announced the West's plans to quarrel Russia and Ukraine «It has long been obvious to everyone that the West is cynically using our Ukrainian neighbor as another tool to contain Russia and put pressure on it,» the diplomat said at a plenary meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation. Gavrilov did not rule out that this kind of activity to whip up hysteria and panic could be used to cover up the possible implementation of provocations by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and national battalions on the line of contact in the Donbass. we will not allow rude attack on our interests, let alone ignore them,» he concluded. Ukraine to NATOKiev and Western states have recently expressed concern over the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and allegations of «Russian aggression» are used as a pretext to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that statements The West about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it is both ridiculous and dangerous. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. to Ukraine
