Ryabkov said this during his speech at the discussion “Playing in three moves: will it be possible to avoid zugzwang?”
at the Valdai Club site.
“I am sure that there is no risk of a large-scale war that could unfold in Europe or anywhere else.
We do not intend to take any aggressive actions, we will not attack, attack and invade Ukraine," the deputy minister said.
Earlier, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said during a briefing that Russia could “attack Ukraine” at any time.
After that, the Russian Foreign Ministry called on the United States to stop replicating speculation about the allegedly impending aggression against Ukraine.
The Russian embassy in Washington also called reports that Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine allegedly could begin between mid-January and mid-February, and Moscow allegedly could "fabricate a pretext for an attack" a fabrication and information pressure.