“We welcome comments that Russia does not want war,” TASS quotes the words of an American official at a special briefing on the upcoming meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation around Ukraine.

He noted that these words must be confirmed by actions.

The UN Security Council will hold a meeting on the situation around Ukraine on January 31, it is scheduled for 10:00 (18:00 Moscow time).

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow is not interested in a war.