The head of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces warned Kiev about its readiness to suppress provocations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Donbass
Russia warned Ukraine that any attempts by Kiev to resolve the situation in Donbass by force would be suppressed. The corresponding statement was made by the Chief of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov.
On Thursday, the Defense Ministry hosted a briefing for the military attachés of foreign states. The head of the General Staff, Gerasimov, who spoke at it, among other topics, touched upon the situation with Russia's accusations of alleged preparations for an attack on Ukraine. According to him, the information disseminated by the Western press and some politicians is a lie, Russia does not intend to invade Ukraine, and the redeployment of Russian army units is carried out on Russian territory and is an internal matter of Russia.
Nevertheless, Moscow warns Kiev that any attempts by the Ukrainian authorities to resolve the situation in Donbas by force will be suppressed. Gerasimov drew attention to the fact that recently Ukraine has taken a number of drastic and dangerous steps in the Donbas, to which it is being pushed by its Western "allies" supplying weapons. American and Turkish weapons have already been seen on the demarcation line, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are ready to use them against the republics.
The Chief of the General Staff stressed that Kiev is not fulfilling the Minsk agreements, and the supply of foreign weapons is heating up the already difficult situation in Donbass, instilling in the Ukrainian military the imaginary confidence in "Western support."
It should be noted that the wave of accusations against Russia of an allegedly impending invasion of Ukraine, which has recently been raised in the West, has begun to slowly subside. This was facilitated by the actions of Russia, as well as the talks between the presidents of Russia and the United States, which took place on Tuesday. However, some Western media and politicians continue to assert that Moscow "sleeps and sees" how to attack Ukraine and occupy its territories.
The briefing held at the Ministry of Defense for foreign military attachés should remind Western countries, as well as Ukraine, that Russia does not intend to attack, but is ready to retaliate.
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