Russia is again hardening its rhetoric and says that it will not interminably expect the responses of the US and NATO to its security proposals.
The head of the Russian delegation in Vienna talks on military security and arms control, Konstantin Gavrilov has said that if the West ignores Moscow’s demands, then Russia will protect its safety in Europe by other means.
In that case, the consequences will feel “both Americans and Europeans in their necks”, has remarked Gavrilov.
Moscow says that Kiev is concentrating a large number of forces in the contact line with Donbore, and considers it a proof that Ukraine is preparing to launch an offensive.
This has been announced by the spokesman of the Kremlin, Dimitri Peskov, to the journalists, while other Russian spokespersons resumed the verbal escalation against the US and NATO. “Ukrainian authorities are concentrating enormous amounts of forces and means in the contact line with the republics
Self-proclaimed [from Donetsk and Lugansk]. In fact, the character of this concentration points to the preparations for offensive actions, “said Peskov before the press. The Kremlin added that Russia is concerned about this situation and asked NATO to dissuve to Kiev.
to resort to force to resolve the conflict.
Peskov denounced the “hysteria” in Europe by the accusations that multiply an imminent Russian invasion.
Meanwhile, NATO countries have reinforced the defense capacity of the east flank of Europe, with the sending of aircraft and ships to counteract the accumulation of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine, as an institution has announced.
The countries of the Alliance “are putting forces in alert and sending boats and additional combat aircraft to the NATO deployments in Eastern Europe, reinforcing the dissuasion and defense,” said NATO in a statement, according to the
EFE agency
Spain “is sending boats to join NATO’s naval forces and is considering sending combat aircraft to Bulgaria,” says the Alliance.
Last week they left the Black Sea the BLAS of Lezo and the Meteor Cazamines.
The Alliance added today that Denmark is sending a frigate to the Baltic Sea and will deploy four F-16 combat aircraft in Lithuania.
France will send troops to Romania and the Netherlands, two combat aircraft and several terrestrial units to Bulgaria, as of April.
In the last hours, Washington has announced the repatriation of the families of its diplomats in Ukraine and has recommended its citizens to leave Ukraine.
United Kingdom has also announced the withdrawal from the personnel from its embassy in Kiev, as reported by the Foreign Office, which has underlined that “the British embassy remains open and will continue to carry out its essential tasks.”
Other countries have made ads in a similar sense.
The Australian authorities recommend their nationals to leave Ukraine as soon as possible on a commercial flight if “it is safe” while ordering the evacuation of the family members of their embassy in Kiev.
The Ministry of Foreign Ministry of Germany also reported that it will facilitate the country’s departure to the relatives of diplomatic staff and employees of German organizations in the country that so wish, although it will keep diplomatic representation in Kiev “to support Ukraine
In this situation, “said the outdoor spokesman, Christopher Burger.
