"Russia is not planning any attack on anybody," Russia's veteran EU ambassador, Vladimir Chizhov, has pledged.
"I can confirm to you that no Russian troops are in a position preparing to enter Ukraine," he told EUobserver in Brussels this week.
"Why should Europe be so concerned about non-existent plans and given certain troop movements within Russia's own territory?," he added.
Asked if a flare up in ongoing fighting in Donbas in east Ukraine could be a 'casus belli' for...
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