The war of Russia against brotherly Ukraine would be counterproductive, Moscow does not want to fight, said Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Evgeny Lukyanov on Thursday at the meeting in the capital of Russia with a delegation of non-governmental organizations and funds of the United States.

" We do not wish to fight with Ukraine. For us, This is counterproductive, because in this case We will fight with the brotherly nation, " said Lukyanov.

He noticed that the priority is to achieve a peaceful solution." We do not benefit from a War in Ukraine. This is our borders, our family relations, economic ties. For us This is a big problem, and We see no other solution but a political one, " said Lukyanov.


numerous anti-government protests were started in the South-Eastern regions of Ukraine at the end of February 2014. It has been the response of local citizens at the forcible change of power in the country and the subsequent attempt to cancel the Verkhovna Rada of the law, giving the Russian language regional status. The center of confrontation between Pro-Russian-minded people with the government in Kiev has become the Donbass. About that, how is the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine.

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