Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Union Vladimir ChizhovMOSCOW, Feb. 3 Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov denied Pentagon allegations about a fake video that Russia is allegedly preparing to invade Ukraine. Earlier, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said that the United States had information about Russia's alleged plans to use «as a pretext for invading Ukraine» a fake video, which, according to States, would capture a staged attack by the Ukrainian military on Russian territory or Russian-speaking residents. «I can assure you that Russia never does such things,» the Russian envoy said in an interview with CNN. Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about would be increased «aggressive actions» on the part of Russia 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 «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated, Russia does not create any pretexts for a conflict situation around Ukraine. The situation on the line of contact in Donbass is of serious concern to Russia — for several months Moscow has been recording the pulling of heavy weapons and forces by Kiev there. Moscow does not rule out that the Ukrainian authorities are hatching plans to forcefully resolve the conflict in the southeast with the connivance of Western countries, which continue to «pump» Kiev with weapons and send military instructors.
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