MOSCOW, Feb 3: The Russian Foreign Ministry affirmed that the deployment of Western military units and facilities in Ukraine is unacceptable to Moscow and would be regarded as "foreign intervention".
"The deployment of military units, facilities, warehouses, and other infrastructure of Western countries in Ukraine is unacceptable to us and will be regarded as foreign intervention posing a direct threat to Russia's security", the Ministry said in a statement.
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The statement emphasized Russia's unwavering position that any eastward expansion of NATO or the consolidation of Western military presence in neighboring countries directly impacts the core of Russian national security. This position has been repeatedly expressed as one of the fundamental reasons for the military operation in Ukraine.
