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The representative of the military department emphasized that not even theoretically allows the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. “I believe that mad enough and Kiev not to provoke us,” – said Antonov, expressing the hope that Germany and France will have its influence to prevent the resumption of hostilities in Kiev Donbass.
Commenting on relations with NATO, Deputy Defense Minister of Russia said that joint projects with NATO at the Defence Ministry left. “They stopped to give us a visa, not even allowed in the headquarters of our representatives”, – he said, pointing to the unfriendly steps of Brussels.
«Of course, the lack of contact in a crisis is not conducive to the normalization of relations. Especially that some NATO countries have used the events in Ukraine to inflate anti-Russian hysteria “- said Antonov.
In this case, the Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia said that the US deliberately throws NATO partners false intelligence on Russian troops in Ukraine . According to Antonov, the Americans did not provide any evidence of tanks crossing the Russian-Ukrainian border, and the only military in the Donbass – representatives of Moscow in a special monitoring mission.
Deputy Defense Minister noted that no unusual military activity in the Russian foreign observers do not notice and the results of operations in the framework of the Treaty on Open Skies. “But when they come to Vienna for the OSCE forum, the distortion of information” – indicates Antonov.
It is also deputy defense minister called the country that it considers unconditional allies of Russia. These he took partners Collective Security Treaty Organization – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
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