The Kremlin called the accusations of Washington “American hysteria”, which yesterday expressed its “serious concern” over Russia’s actions and statements about Ukraine, where the tension is rising again.
“This hysteria is artificially created. “Those who brought their armed forces from the other side of the Atlantic, the United States, are accusing us of unusual military activities on our territory,” Dmitry Petrov, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, said in a televised address.
“It does not make sense at all,” he added.
On Saturday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken reiterated that the United States was “seriously concerned about Russia’s unusual military activities on the border with Ukraine” and that some of the statements “we have seen and heard from both Russia and social networking sites” ». He noted that this concern is largely shared by US allies.
Peshkov, for his part, today called on “the United States and its allies” to stop stepping up their forces near the Russian border, which Russia sees as a threat to its security. “There is a way out. “NATO must stop provocative actions near our borders,” the spokesman said in an interview with Rossiya 1.
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