“Yes, it's all true. But this did not happen in the last week or two, it happened for several years, ”he said, answering the relevant question.
Volker stressed that Russia also "significantly increased" the armed forces in the Crimea.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview with kp.ru spoke about the preparation of provocation by Kiev. The spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, also said during the briefing that Kiev was preparing a swift offensive in the Donbas. According to her, for this purpose it is planned to use a concentrated troop grouping.