Russia sees Ukraine's stated desire to recover Crimea, a territory annexed by Moscow in 2014, as a “
direct threat
”, the Kremlin said Thursday, December 2, at the height of tensions between the two countries.
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"
In fact, we see this as a direct threat to Russia,
" Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, referring to Kiev's desire to regain control of the annexed peninsula.
