Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said on Sunday that Russia began its military buildup along the Ukrainian border because it could no longer "tolerate" NATO’s eastward expansion and "gradual invasion" of Ukraine.
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- Russian President Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich PutinRussia cannot ’tolerate’ NATO’s ‘gradual invasion’ of Ukraine, Putin spokesman says Fears of Russian invasion of Ukraine rise despite US push for diplomacy Overnight Defense & National Security — US says Russia prepping ‘false flag’ operation MORE’s spokesman said on Sunday that Russia began its military buildup along the Ukrainian border because it could no longer “tolerate” NATO’s eastward expansion and “gradual invasion” of Ukraine.
- Appearing on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the stage for the current border crisis was set decades ago, in the ’90s.
- Roughly 100,000 Russian soldiers have recently amassed near Ukraine, leading to concerns that Russia will invade its neighbor soon.
- Peskov, a career diplomat and longtime Putin spokesman, accused NATO of being a “weapon of confrontation” rather than a “dove of peace.”
- Russia has demanded a guarantee that Ukraine not become part of NATO, which it says would be a severe threat to its security.