The latest news comes from Russia accusing the West of plotting provocations in Ukraine and blaming Moscow for plans for aggressive military action in its neighbour.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova alleged that Kiev and the West's claims about an imminent Russian attack on Ukraine were a cover for their own large-scale provocations, including military ones.
"They may have very tragic consequences for regional and global security," Zakharova said.
He pointed to arms shipments to Ukraine by British military transport planes in recent days. Zakharova claims that Ukraine considers Western military aid as the holder of full authority for military operations in the Donbas.
Donbas, located in eastern Ukraine, is under the control of pro-Russian separatists who have been battling Ukrainian forces for nearly eight years, a conflict that has killed more than 14,000 people.
This accusation seems to reply to accusations by the United States (US) media that Russia is planning a false flag operation as a pretext to attack Ukraine. Earlier, CNN quoted a US official as reporting that Russia would carry out sabotage against its own proxy forces.
Ukraine said earlier this week that it had received delivery of anti-tank missiles from Britain. Ukraine has rejected Moscow's claims that it is planning an offensive to retake control of separatist-held territory in the country's eastern industrial heartland.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian government, the US and their NATO allies have expressed growing concern in recent weeks over the buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine.
The concentration of some 100,000 Russian troops near Ukraine has fueled Western fears that Moscow is ready to attack its neighbour. US President Joe Biden thinks Russia will invade Ukraine.
He warned President Vladimir Putin that his country would pay a "heavy price" for the lives lost and possible disconnection from the global banking system if that happened.
Moscow has repeatedly denied having any plans to launch an attack. But they have asked for a set of security guarantees from the West that would exclude NATO's expansion into Ukraine and other ex-Soviet states and the deployment of alliance weapons there.
Washington and its allies vehemently rejected Moscow's demands in security talks last week, but kept the door open to the possibility of further talks on arms control and confidence-building measures to reduce potential hostilities.
Amid these tensions, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Ukraine on Wednesday to assure Western support for Kiev.
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