Russia is ready to suppress any provocations from Kiev aimed at resolving the situation in Donbass by force. This was stated by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov, reports TASS Thursday, December 9th.
According to Gerasimov, the situation in eastern Ukraine has become increasingly aggravated recently against the backdrop of supplies of new weapons to Kiev by its allies. In particular, we are talking about the Javelin anti-tank missile systems provided by the Americans and the Turkish-made Bayraktar reconnaissance attack drones, which the Ukrainian military has already begun to use in Donbass.
“The supply of helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles and airplanes to Ukraine is pushing the Ukrainian authorities to take drastic and dangerous steps … However, any provocations by the Ukrainian authorities to resolve the problems of Donbass by force will be suppressed,” the head of the General Staff promised.
At the same time, he stressed that the emerging information that Russia is allegedly preparing to attack Ukraine is not true.
Earlier in December, the Associated Press and The Washington Post, citing sources in American intelligence, reported that Russia was allegedly preparing an offensive against Ukraine in the first weeks of 2022. Prior to this, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, also stated that Moscow plans to invade Ukrainian territory in late January or early February and has already transferred 92 thousand troops to the border for this.
Russia has repeatedly denied information about an allegedly impending invasion of Ukraine. In particular, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia never intended to attack other countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin also noted that Moscow is pursuing a peaceful foreign policy. At the same time, earlier the head of state indicated that they started talking about the allegedly impending Russian attack on Ukraine at the beginning of the year, but the introduction of troops has not yet taken place.
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