“Our troops are in our territory, (they) do not represent (a) a threat to anyone,” the Russian diplomat said.
Moscow:
Russia’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations told Western leaders on Tuesday they should see a doctor for their “paranoia” over fears that the number of Russian troops on Ukraine’s borders could be 100,000 or more.
“I think they need a good doctor, I advise them to do so. Specialists in cases of such paranoia,” said Dmitry Polyansky, denying that Russia is its neighbor, a former Soviet state. intends to attack.
“Our soldiers are in our territory, (they) do not represent (a) a threat to anyone,” he told reporters.
Asked about the size of the Russian deployment, he said, “I don’t know about the numbers, because there’s a lot of speculation about it,” Moscow says as part of military exercises with its ally Belarus.
“I think training with Belarus will be finished in a week’s time. For the rest, I don’t know,” said Polinsky.
The United States on Tuesday demanded that Moscow show evidence of “de-escalation” after Russia withdrew some of its forces from the border.
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