Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei RyabkovWe do not seek the military option, but we are ready for it, according to urgent news broadcast by Al-Arabiya TV a short time ago.
Earlier, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied today, Wednesday, any connection between the ongoing military exercises in Russia and consultations with NATO..
In response to a question regarding whether there is a relationship between Russian military exercises and consultations with NATO, Peskov said in a statement carried by the Russian (Sputnik) news agency – it is just normal training practices.
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