“There is no indication at this stage that Russia is ready to take action in Ukraine,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told France 2 television today.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the West of deliberately ignoring a scenario designed to drag it into war and ignoring Russia’s concerns about its security in Ukraine.
Russia has mobilized tens of thousands of troops near its border with Ukraine, but denies any plans to invade the country.
Nearly eight years after Russia annexed Crimea and offered support to separatist fighters in Donbass, eastern Ukraine, the former Soviet republic has been at the center of a potentially most dangerous confrontation between East and West since the Cold War.
The French foreign minister later referred to Mali as saying France was discussing with its European and African partners whether it should stay in the country after the ruling junta announced it was expelling the French ambassador, noting that a withdrawal from the country will take time.
“We will make a decision in the coming days. The situation can not remain as it is, “he added in statements made to France 2 TV.
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