Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, said on Monday that Russia has no plans to invade Ukraine.

“This deployment of Russian troops on our own territory has our Western and American colleagues saying that there will be a planned military action, even an act of aggression … Russian military action against Ukraine, they All are guaranteeing that we will be in a few weeks, if not days,” he told the council.

“However, there is no evidence that such serious allegations have been made. However, this has not stopped people from stirring up hysteria so much that our Ukrainian neighbors are already feeling the real economic impact,” Nebenzia was quoted as saying by Xinhua.

“Our Western colleagues are talking about the need for de-escalation. However, first and foremost, they themselves are fueling tensions and rhetoric and provoking escalation,” he said.

“While we have been denying the allegations, despite no threat from any Russian politician or public figure about a planned invasion of Ukraine during this period – there is no such threat.” Instead, on every level, we categorically reject such a plan. “

A public meeting on Ukraine on Monday was requested by the United States. Russia failed to block the meeting as the 10 members of the Security Council agreed to a procedural vote.

The Russian ambassador accused the United States of being hypocritical in demanding a meeting.

“The U.S. exercise about convening this meeting is particularly hypocritical because it is the Americans who maintain the record of troops stationed abroad. U.S. troops, advisors and weapons, including nuclear weapons, are often deployed thousands of kilometers away from Washington,” Nebenzia said.

“I’m not even talking about American military adventures that have killed hundreds of thousands of civilians where they are supposed to bring peace and democracy. The United States has been using force, including in recent years, by other countries without the authorization of the UN Security Council.”

The United States has 175,000 troops deployed abroad, with more than 60,000 of them in Europe. The U.S. military budget is 12 times that of Russia, he said.

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