Kremlin urges US to stop inflaming tensions over Ukraine

Kremlin urges US to stop inflaming tensions over Ukraine
February 3, 2022, 4:03 pm

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The Asharq Al-Awsat reported, the Kremlin on Thursday urged the United States to stop inflaming tensions after Washington sent several thousand troops to bolster NATO forces in eastern Europe amid the Ukraine crisis.

AFP reported that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: “We are constantly urging our American partners to stop escalating tensions on the European continent."

“Unfortunately, Americans are continuing to do it,” he said, adding that the most recent deployment of US troops to bolster NATO forces in Europe only worsened tensions.

With Russia refusing to pull back 100,000 troops poised on Ukraine’s borders, 1,000 US soldiers in Germany are being sent to Romania, and another 2,000 stationed in the United States are being flown to Germany and Poland.

Peskov said: “Obviously, these are not the steps aimed at de-escalating tensions, on the contrary, these are actions that lead to an increase in tensions."

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Therefore, he added, Russia’s concerns over NATO’s eastward expansion and US troop deployment are “absolutely clear, absolutely justified.”

The Kremlin spokesman added: “Any measures taken by Russia to ensure its own security and interests are also within reasons."

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Source: aawsat

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