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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday accused Moscow of building up troops at his country's border as the United States warned Russia to "intimidate" Ukraine.Kiev has been locked in a conflict with Russian-backed separatists since 2014, and this week Ukrainian officials reported the movement of Russian forces in the annexed Crimea and near the border. Territories controlled by Moscow-backed separatists On Thursday, Zelensky's ministers discussed the escalating security situation with Western allies, including US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Tensioning the ทดลองเล่นสล็อต xo muscles in the form of military exercise and potential provocation along the border is a traditional Russian game," Zelensky said in a statement.He accused Moscow of trying to build As Kiev hopes to return a ceasefire brokerage last year.The US State Department said: "Extremely concerned with the recent rise of Russia's aggressive and provocative actions in eastern Ukraine"Our objection is an aggressive act intended to intimidate our partner Ukraine," foreign ministry spokesman Ned Price told reporters.
Some observers said Russian military forces reportedly test the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden, which sparked chaos in Moscow last month, calling his partner Vladimir Putin. His Russians said he was a "killer".This week, Moscow and Kiev blamed escalating violence between government forces and Kremlin-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, which destroyed the ceasefireZelensky said 20 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed and 57 wounded since the start of the year.The army separately announced that a Ukrainian soldier was injured in the attack that blamed the separatists.
- 'Ready for Offensive' -
On Thursday, the US Secretary of Defense Austin called on Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Taran, Ukraine's defense ministry said.Austin said during the call that Washington would "Don't leave Ukraine alone in case the Russian aggression escalates," the ministry said.Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, for his part discussed "Aggravation by the Russian Federation on the security situation" on the front line with his Canadian partner Marc Garneau.Ukraine's military intelligence service accused Russia of preparing The
extended military show" in the eastern areas of Donetsk and Lugansk with separatist control.In a statement, the intelligence agency said: "Did not rule out" attempts by Russian forces to move "Deep into the Ukrainian territory"A senior Ukrainian government official, speaking anonymously, claimed that the Russian army was training. "Military coordination" with separatists From mid-April, their units will be ready for offensive," the official told AFP.
- The West shouldn't be 'worried' -
Moscow has repeatedly denied sending troops and weapons to support separatists, and Putin's spokesman stressed on Thursday that Moscow has the freedom to move troops through its territory. The Russian Federation moves its armed forces within its territory at its discretion," spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. But he did not directly insist that there was an accumulated force on the Ukrainian border.He added, "It should not be a concern to anyone and not a threat to anyone.
The war in Eastern Ukraine came in 2014 when Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula following a bloody uprising that ousted Ukraine's Kremlin-friendly President Viktor Yanukovych.On Wednesday, the Pentagon said US forces in Europe had increased their alert status after "Recent Increased Russian Invasion in Eastern Ukraine"Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley also spoke with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts Valery Gerasimov and Ruslan Komjak.
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