Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko said that Russia would not abandon its citizens to the DPR and LPR even if the Ukrainian army invaded the territory of Donbass. Her words are quoted by “Parliamentary.
“Many thousands of Russian citizens live in the unrecognized republics. Obviously, in the event of an invasion by the armed forces of Ukraine, we will not leave them in trouble, we will not give them offense, ”said Matvienko. She added that Moscow will do everything necessary to protect them.
“Of course, our response will be commensurate with the scale of aggression, the military-political situation that has arisen,” the speaker said.
Matvienko believes that Russia is forced to take a whole range of measures, including military ones, in a situation where "Ukraine is being pumped with offensive weapons, and hotbeds of tension are being created near Russian borders."
According to the representative of the Federation Council, Russia does not want war with Ukraine.
“For the older generation that grew up in Soviet times, for me personally, the very idea of a war with the Ukrainian people is simply blasphemous. For the leadership of the country, believe me, too, ”concluded Matvienko.
Earlier it was reported that the calm in the Donbass lasted 18 days. On February 15, representatives of the self-proclaimed LPR announced the death of a militiaman due to sniper fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In response to this, the People's Militia of the Republic opened fire on enemy positions. While skirmishes are taking place in the south-east of Ukraine, the issue of a peaceful settlement of the conflict is being resolved on the world stage.
Earlier, the German edition of Spiegel reported that Russia's "attack" on Ukraine will begin on February 16. Prior to this, Bloomberg, citing officials, said that the United States believes that this will happen on February 15. British Minister Liz Truss called the likelihood of an "invasion" of the Russian Federation high and "very likely."
Peskov called such statements “information madness” and said that Vladimir Putin jokingly even “asks to know if the exact time in hours when the war starts is published.”
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