Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN, noted that statements by foreign media that Moscow is allegedly preparing to “attack” the territory of Ukraine cause laughter and surprise.
“All this, of course, is ridiculous. Every day we learn something new about us and the plans of attack and invasion attributed to us, for us this is amazing. Such reports are also a complete surprise for Ukrainians. It looks like only the Americans are sure of something, but they do not share information – neither with us, nor with the Ukrainians”, Polyansky said on the air of the thegrayzone.com YouTube channel.
According to the diplomat, in this way the West intends to reduce our larger security concerns to some minor issues regarding Ukraine. However, Polyansky did not rule out that the situation could be much more dangerous. According to him, the United States or its allies may be planning some kind of provocation involving the Ukrainian armed forces on the line of contact.
“Speaking of Ukrainian forces, it may not necessarily be the Ukrainian army. There are many nationalists, extreme rightists who do not report to Kiev, have their own commanders,” Polyansky emphasized.
In the past few months, Western politicians and the media have been accusing Russia of plotting an “invasion” of Ukrainian territory. At the same time, the United States, Britain and other countries continue to actively sponsor Kiev with various types of weapons.
Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov has repeatedly rejected such accusations, since they have absolutely no evidence and are based on publications in foreign media. According to him, Moscow moves troops exclusively on its territory and does not threaten anyone.