Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov MOSCOW, Feb 5Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov commented on the situation with the publication of the Bloomberg headline that Russia allegedly launched an invasion of Ukraine, calling it inexplicable. “Building some illusory projects of Russian aggression is just nonsense. Of course, what happened tonight is just a disgrace. It defies any explanation when Bloomberg published the drafts, which, apparently, were on stand-by (ready. — Note ed.), when you just need to press the button — and this or that article flies out that the Russians have already advanced to the Dnieper or somewhere else, «the diplomat said on the air of the Solovyov Live YouTube channel. < img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/91bb6b327d0aa109091bd53ddcaacd00.jpg" />Zakharova called speculation about «Russia's invasion» of Ukraine a crime meets our interests.» «In America, they are trying to reduce all today's problems to Ukraine. I think that this is absolutely wrong. This is an attempt to obscure the true state of affairs. In fact, in our documents, which we handed over to the Americans and NATO, we put a clear signal not about Ukraine and not even just about European security — we raised a clear question about the prospects for international security, what kind of world we should live in,» the ambassador explained. />Pushkov explained why Bloomberg published a publication about the «invasion» of RussiaLast night, Bloomberg published the headline «Russia invades Ukraine» on its website. It was soon removed, the agency said it was a mistake and promised to investigate. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that such messages could lead to irreparable consequences. The State Duma called them an information blow to Russia, contributing to the growth of instability and whipping up hysteria. The Ukrainian question and negotiations with the WestIn recent months, relations between Russia and the West have become even more tense. Washington and Brussels accuse Moscow of preparing an «invasion» of Ukraine and, against this background, are strengthening their presence in Eastern Europe. Antonov said Russia rejects all claims and reminds that Kiev does not comply with the Minsk agreements: the Ukrainian authorities have concentrated half of the army’s personnel near the line of contact and are firing at militias from prohibited weapons. The Kremlin and the Foreign Ministry have repeatedly noted that the goal of stuffing about “aggression” is to increase foreign grouping at the Russian borders. They also explained that the main reason for the escalation of the situation is the actions of the United States and NATO, which are pumping weapons to Ukraine, thereby pushing it to military adventures. At the end of last year, Russia handed over draft documents on security guarantees to the United States and its allies. The main demand was the non-expansion of NATO to the east, but it was precisely his Western partners, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, that they ignored in a written response.
