Putin Aide Says Tensions with Ukraine, NATO Disturbing
- Kremlin doesn’t want months of negotiations, spokesman says
- Peskov interviewed on CNN amid U.S. ‘false flag’ allegations
Vladimir Putin
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This week’s inconclusive diplomacy by the U.S. and Europe to head off a possible Russian military move against Ukraine was a “disturbing” outcome, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told CNN.
While saying “we’re not speaking about military action” in the sense of setting an ultimatum, Peskov reiterated Russia’s call for NATO to guarantee it will never admit Ukraine -- something the alliance rejects -- because otherwise “legally it will be possible” for Ukraine to join.