Russia has no plans to invade Ukraine: Ambassador

Russia’s UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said Monday that his country has no plans to invade Ukraine.

This deployment of Russian troops in our own territory is getting our Western and U.S. colleagues to say that there’s going to be a planned military action and even an act of aggression … A military action of Russia against Ukraine that they’re all assuring us is going to take place in just a few weeks, if not a few days, he told the Security Council. There, however, is no proof confirming such a serious accusation whatsoever being put forward. However, it is not preventing people from whipping up hysteria to such an extent that an actual economic impact is already being felt by our Ukrainian neighbors.

Our Western colleagues are talking about the need for de-escalation. However, first and foremost, they themselves are whipping up tensions and rhetoric and provoking escalation, he said. This is despite the fact that we are constantly rejecting these allegations, and this is despite the fact that no threat of a planned invasion into Ukraine from the lips of any Russian politician or public figure over all of this period — no such threat has been made. Rather, at all levels, we’ve been categorically rejecting such plans.

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