“The president himself does not pay attention to this, but in general, such statements, of course, are such an element of a provocative nature,” Peskov said.
According to him, "this directly leads to the escalation of tension."
Peskov also said that Russia has never attacked anyone first and does not even want to utter the word "war".
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference following talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Russia does not want war.
The Kremlin said that a number of Western countries and organizations, including NATO, have recently shown undisguised informational aggression against Russia.
Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said the latest U.S. statements about Russia's alleged "imminent invasion" of Ukraine are a new round of a disinformation campaign against Russia.