Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told RIA Novosti.
“I am sure that all the talk about some upcoming conflict between Ukraine and Russia is an example of another fake, which is spread primarily by the Ukrainian authorities.
Russia is not interested in any conflict with Ukraine, let alone a military one, ”he said.
Earlier in the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, after negotiations between the head of the department Andriy Taran and the head of the Pentagon Lloyd Austin, they said that the United States "will not allow the implementation of the aggressive aspirations of the Russian Federation towards Ukraine."
In addition, Ukrainian intelligence has expressed concern that Russia may allegedly plan to "move troops deep into the territory of Ukraine."
In November 2020, the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak ruled out the option of an armed conflict with Russia over the water in Crimea.
Also, NATO declared that there was no immediate military threat from Russia.
As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted in 2018, Russia will not go to war with Ukraine.