The Russian authorities still do not & nbsp; exclude the possibility of the outbreak of hostilities in the & nbsp; conflict zone in & nbsp; Ukraine, says the aggressive & nbsp; rhetoric of Kiev, said the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov, RBC correspondent reports.
The likelihood of hostilities in Ukraine is still high, it is still a matter of particular concern and concern for us. We see quite aggressive rhetoric on the part of the Ukrainian authorities. We see an increase in the intensity of provocative actions on the contact line. Dmitry Peskov
The Kremlin spokesman recalled that & nbsp; during his speech in & nbsp; parliament, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that & nbsp; the return of Crimea should be the main goal of the country. “ In fact, we & nbsp; see this as a direct threat expressed in & nbsp; address of Russia & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; Peskov said, noting that & nbsp; Kiev is ready to use any methods, “ including force, to & nbsp; to encroach on the & nbsp; Russian region. ''
The United States called on Ukraine to show restraint in relations with Russia 
The day before, Zelensky made a & nbsp; message to the & nbsp; Verkhovna Rada. Most of his speech was devoted to the economy, but he touched on & nbsp; and & nbsp; foreign policy: in & nbsp; in particular, he said that & nbsp; it was impossible to stop the war in & nbsp; Donbass without & nbsp; direct negotiations with & nbsp; Moscow. “ The war in & nbsp; Donbass has been going on for eight years, eight years since Russia annexed Crimea … Nobody, except our army, will protect us. We & nbsp; not & nbsp; can stop the war without & nbsp; direct negotiations with & nbsp; Russia. We & nbsp; must speak, knowing that & nbsp; we have a strong army & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; Zelensky noted.
The head of state also reminded the deputies that & nbsp; Ukraine has developed and & nbsp; adopted a strategy of “ de-occupation and & nbsp; reintegration of Crimea '', for the first time a law on & nbsp; indigenous peoples was adopted, which “ consolidated the status of Crimean Tatars '', the procedure for admission to & nbsp; Ukrainian universities for & nbsp; applicants from & nbsp; Crimea was simplified.
In & nbsp; October, The Washington Post wrote that & nbsp; Russia is increasing the presence of a military contingent on the & nbsp; border with & nbsp; Ukraine. American and & nbsp; European officials told the publication that & nbsp; see “ unusual movements of equipment and & nbsp; military on the & nbsp; western flank of Russia. '' Similar publications appeared in & nbsp; several Western media outlets.
Peskov said that & nbsp; the movement of Russian military equipment and & nbsp; army units across the & nbsp; territory of the country & nbsp; & mdash; exclusively a matter of Russia, and & nbsp; recent publications about & nbsp; their & nbsp; appearance near & nbsp; the border of Ukraine “ is not even & nbsp; worth commenting. '' And & nbsp; Putin recalled that the topic with & nbsp; “ invasion '' Russian troops on & nbsp; Ukraine was discussed back in & nbsp; the beginning of the year, when Russia conducted the West-21 exercises, but the invasion itself has not & nbsp; happened yet.
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