Naryshkin stated that the level of escalation around Ukraine is increasing

European nations are increasing the level of escalation surrounding the conflict in Ukraine.

This information according to Sergey Naryshkin, Director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).

“We feel and see that European countries — especially France, the United Kingdom, and Germany — are raising the level of escalation around the Ukrainian conflict,” Naryshkin stated.

He made the remarks during a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, as part of a working visit by a Russian intelligence delegation to Belarus.

Earlier, Naryshkin outlined conditions for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine. One of the key demands was that Ukraine adopt a non-nuclear status.