Diplomat: Calls to Deploy U.S. Air Defense Prove Kiev’s Provocative Policy Towards Russia

Ukraine’s call to station the U.S. air defense forces on its territory proves the provocative nature of Kiev’s policy in the region and with regards to Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Channel One on Wednesday. “This, it seems to me, is proof <…> of Ukraine’s provocative policy both in the region and with regards to Russia. This is the proof of the U.S.’ intentions regarding building relations with Ukraine itself when the Russian factor is at the center of these relations,” she said. According to the diplomat, such statements are in the interests of the collective West…