“Are the US and NATO preparing for a war with Russia over Ukraine?

Regardless of what Moscow does or does not do, if Washington and Brussels base their policies on realistic and logical factors, the answer will be no ... However, if decisions are based on emotion and arrogance, the likelihood of war is high, ”writes Davis.

He notes that "a military clash over Ukraine will harm the interests of all parties and, in the worst case, will spiral out of control into a catastrophic exchange of nuclear strikes."

Earlier, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that the forces of the North Atlantic Alliance are actively and assertively operating near the borders of the Russian Federation. 

He called the escalation of tension groundless, stressing that "Russia poses no threat to anyone."

Peskov also stated that no one officially questions the territorial integrity of Ukraine.