Markarova said that & nbsp; and & nbsp; Kiev, and the & nbsp; USA know what & nbsp; to do to & laquo; contain Russia. “ Now we are & nbsp; everything: Ukraine, USA, West & nbsp; & mdash; working on & nbsp; & ldquo; option A & rdquo; & nbsp; & mdash; diplomatic containment & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; noted the diplomat. She added that & nbsp; Ukraine is also developing a 'plan B'. The representative of the country did not & nbsp; clarified that & nbsp; this is what it means, but & nbsp; the journalist's assumption about the & nbsp; possibility of war and & nbsp; the West's preparation for & nbsp; did not & nbsp; deny it.
Earlier it was reported that & nbsp; Western countries did not & nbsp; ; sanctions policy in the & nbsp; issue of Russia. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba spoke about & nbsp; preparation of the US, EU and & nbsp; Great Britain sanctions against & nbsp; RF and & nbsp; noted that & nbsp; they are “ very lively ''; started to develop a new package of measures, and & nbsp; “ key specific decisions '' in this direction are almost ready. With & nbsp; this he & nbsp; added that & nbsp; the West has not yet & nbsp; decided in what order to introduce the developed restrictions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that & nbsp; the aggravation of the situation in & nbsp; Ukraine began in & nbsp; 2014, and & nbsp; ; noted that & nbsp; Russia was “ forced to do something ''. The President spoke about & nbsp; his prevailing impressions that & nbsp; a military operation by Ukraine in & nbsp; Donbass is planned, and & nbsp; added that & nbsp; “ maybe you need to prepare for & nbsp; this. '' Putin stressed that & nbsp; Russia should think about its security prospects for the near future.
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