Kremlin Warns of Risk of Broader War in Ukraine Conflict
- Peskov sees risk of ‘resumption of full-scale military action’
- Putin rejected Merkel call to pull back troops, Peskov says
A Ukrainian serviceman guards his position near the line of contact near Vodiane.
Photographer: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP
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Russia warned that growing violence in Ukraine could set off a broader military conflict, brushing off German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s call to pull back troops massed near the border.
“The escalation of tensions in the southeast of Ukraine justifies the measures Russia is taking,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on a conference call Friday, referring to the military buildup. “The trend in the behavior of the Ukrainian side creates the risk of a resumption of full-scale military action,” he said.