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France warns Russia over Ukraine, Moscow denies weighing attack

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France warned Russia Friday not to harm Ukraine’s territorial integrity after it shared its concerns with the United States about Russian troop movements at the Ukrainian border.

Four European diplomats said to Reuters that U.S. officials raised concerns over an attack on Ukraine at a Brussels briefing. The meeting took place on Wednesday, according to two diplomats. It was attended by 30 NATO ambassadors.

After meeting with their Russian counterparts at Paris, Jean-Yves Le Drian, France’s defence and foreign ministers, and Florence Parly made an uncharacteristically blunt statement.

According to the statement, “The Ministers expressed concern about Ukraine’s security crisis and clearly warned the consequences of further damage to Ukraine’s territorial integrity.”

Russia rejected earlier suggestions by Russia that Moscow may be planning an attack. The Russians also accuse the United States, who are making aggressive moves at the Black Sea.

European diplomats refused to provide further information on U.S. motives or evidence of fearing attack.

Another diplomatic source claimed that Karen Donfried was the Assistant Secretary for State for European, and Eurasia Affairs. Donfried shared concerns over the growing troop presence and provided more information on Donfried’s trip to Moscow.

A NATO source stated that “the patterns of Russian behavior were different than what we’ve seen previously,” but did not elaborate. It is not clear if the military buildup will lead to an invasion of Ukraine, or is it just another exercise.

Russia annexed Crimea to Ukraine in 2014. It claims that the waters surrounding it now belong to Moscow, despite the fact that most countries continue to recognise the peninsula as Ukrainian.

Russian-backed separatists seized control of Ukraine’s eastern Donbass in that year. Soldiers on both sides are still being killed during the ongoing conflict.

Moscow was the Kremlin’s target, and it would be up to Moscow to deploy within its boundaries. Such headlines are nothing but a wasteful and unfounded way to increase tensions. Dmitry Peskov said Russia doesn’t pose any threat to anybody.

TASS quoted Sergei Shoigu from Russia as saying that it was crucial to cooperate with France in order to calm the situation in Ukraine. He was visiting Paris to meet with Parly, Le Drian and other Russian Defense Ministers.

Rebuke

Paris, in a rare and blatant rebuke to Moscow, accused Moscow of blocking attempts to organize a ministerial conference between France, Germany Russia, Ukraine, and Russia. This meeting aims to promote the peace agreements that were reached in 2014. France and Germany accuse Russia of setting unrealistic conditions. Moscow counters.

Last week, the European Union charged close Russian ally Belarus with encouraging refugees fleeing conflict-torn regions of the world to cross its borders.

Diplomats say that Brussels will impose additional sanctions on Wednesday. But, Russia has repeatedly criticized the EU for publicly suggesting that it is supporting Belarus in operational support.

Russia’s Ministry of Defense said that it had detected six NATO spy planes flying over Black Sea. It was part of what it called intensifying Western military reconnaissance.

Also, the Russian military claimed it was monitoring U.S. navy ships in Black Sea. Washington is accused of considering the area a possible theatre of war.

Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, stated that Kyiv had returned from Washington and that Kyiv along with its Western allies had intensified diplomatic efforts to warn Russia not to launch a military attack against Ukraine.

According to a spokeswoman for Germany’s Foreign Office, ministers from France and Germany would meet in Brussels Monday to discuss the crisis.

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