Dmitry Peskov expressed deep concern over the pulling together of troops in Donbass by Ukraine Donbass and considers it a dangerous adventurism, said the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov. He is quoted by TASS.
Peskov noted that Moscow cannot take any measures to de-escalate. “We have seen reports that over 120,000 troops have been deployed to the conflict zone. This is what raises our fears that sentiments in favor of a military solution in Donbass may prevail in Kiev, “he added.
The Kremlin spokesman added that Russia is doing everything possible to resolve the situation in Donbass. “It works in this context in the Normandy format, maintains its adherence to the Normandy format and the Minsk agreements and expects, first of all, to settle the fulfillment by Kiev of all the obligations it has assumed,” Peskov specified.
Earlier on December 1, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova announced the pulling together of half of the Ukrainian army into the conflict zone in Donbass. “According to some reports, the number of Ukrainian troops in the conflict zone has already reached 125 thousand people, and this, if anyone does not know, is half of the entire composition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” she said.