Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday announced that he would rather defend Ukraine than invade them. He also said that the West was trying to undermine Russia’s defense interests. The United States and its allies suspect that Russia may invade Ukraine in February. Lavrov responded to this saying “Russia does not want a war.”
Tensions in the region have risen in recent months as Russia moves hundreds of thousands of troops across the border into Ukraine and NATO forces deploy warships. The U.S. does not believe Russia’s repeated statements that it has no intention of invading Ukraine. Russia is demanding that Ukraine not be allowed to join NATO. But NATO and the US rejected the demand and are ready to protect Ukraine from Russia.
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Lavrov said the US and its allies should change their policies and should not intervene if not necessary. He Warned that there does not appear to be room for compromise at present. He criticized the US for now agreeing to talks on issues they had proposed years ago.
He emphasized that the letter was not a signal of a formal antitrust inquiry into NATO, but rather a signal of a formal antitrust inquiry into the allegations.
The United States and its allies continue to warn that if Russia crosses boundaries and invade Ukraine immediate action will be taken against and Russia would face the wrath.
U.S. officials said on Thursday that Germany would block the supply of natural gas from a Russian-built pipeline if it invaded Ukraine. In response to threats of sanctions, Lavrov criticized US intervention as an impediment to all forms of ties.
Currently, there is an increase in the presence of Russian and NATO forces in the Baltic Sea region. The maneuvers of soldiers and warplanes increased. Ukrainian leaders have called for peace in the wake of the crisis. Since they did not expect Russia to invade. However, US President Joe Biden has expressed concerns about Russia.
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