NATO troopsBERLIN, Feb 19NATO in the light of the «crisis with the Russian Federation» is increasing the readiness level of thousands of soldiers of the alliance, we are talking about the rapid reaction forces (NATO Response Force, NRF), reports the German agency dpa, citing sources. Russia,» the agency reports, citing its interlocutors close to the alliance. It is noted that the rapid reaction forces should be able to advance to the conflict area within seven days, and not 30, as was the case before. Previously, the leadership of the DPR and LPR reported on the temporary evacuation of citizens to the Rostov region in connection with the threat of invasion by Ukraine. First of all, the evacuation concerns women, children and the elderly. President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky will soon order the military to launch an offensive in the Donbass, to implement a plan to invade the territory of the DPR and LPR, said the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin. Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern over the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» sides 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. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted earlier that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are 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. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, Russia does not create any pretexts for a conflict situation around Ukraine. According to him, Russia does not rule out that the hysteria around Ukraine, hyped by the West, is aimed at covering Kiev's line of sabotaging the Minsk agreements on Donbass. According to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, the information hysteria of the USA and NATO on Ukraine is generously framed by lies and fakes. Gorbachev
