There are worldwide fears that Russia will invade Ukraine.
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Moscow One day after the G7 countries warned of an attack on Ukraine, Russia tightened the tone. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov threatened military action on Monday if the US and NATO fail to provide security guarantees that the military alliance will not expand further east or establish weapons systems near the Russian border.
In Brussels, EU foreign affairs representative Josep Borrell said that possible economic sanctions were being discussed with the United States and Great Britain. A clear signal would be sent that Russia would pay a high price for any aggression.
On Sunday, the seven leading industrialized countries threatened with serious consequences in the event of an attack. Russia should have no doubt that military aggression against Ukraine would have massive consequences, declared the foreign ministers of the G7 states USA, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Japan.
Russia supports separatists in eastern Ukraine. In addition, Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula, which belongs to Ukraine, in 2014. Currently, the massive concentration of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine in the west and in the government in Kiev has raised concerns that an attack on Ukraine could be imminent. The government in Moscow rejects this.
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NATO expansions threaten Russia and contradict assurances that were made when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, she emphasizes. In contrast, the US government has repeatedly affirmed that no country has the right to prohibit Ukraine from joining NATO.
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