Russia and NATO ‘on different tracks’ in negotiations, Putin spokesperson says

“I’m a spokesperson to Kremlin, and I officially can tell you that there are no Russian troops on Donbas and on Ukrainian soil,” Dmitry Peskov said on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS.“ | Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo

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A Kremlin spokesperson pushed back Sunday on the idea of there being Russian troops in Donbas and “on Ukrainian soil” on Sunday, but claimed that troops near the Ukrainian borders were necessary amid a “very tense situation and very unfriendly environment” with NATO.

The remarks from Dmitry Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson, came amid mounting concerns that Russia is about to invade Ukraine. POLITICO reported last week that

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