Moscow: Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that the potential deployment of NATO forces to Ukraine is unacceptable. Such a move would pose a “critical danger” to all European and global security, Peskov said on Thursday.
“As for the discussions on the deployment of military contingents on the territory of Ukraine, this is absolutely unacceptable for us. It carries a critical danger for the entire European and world security,” he added. Earlier, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu warned in an interview with TASS that the deployment of “peacekeepers” on Russia’s historical territories could lead to World War III, Xinhua news agency reported.
He pointed to the fact that a “coalition of the willing” was making plans to send a military contingent to Ukraine under the guise of peacekeepers. Peskov’s comments came after Ukrainian officials on Wednesday held talks with delegations from the US, Britain, France and Germany in London. In an interview with TASS, Shoigu said that the deployment of peacekeepers onto “historically Russian territories” could lead to a direct clash between Russia and NATO, as well as to World War III.
“Rational politicians in Europe understand that implementing such a scenario could lead to a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia and, subsequently, to World War III,” he added. (IANS)
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