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Russian spokesman denies military escalation against Ukraine

MOSCOW, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected on Sunday claims of Russian military escalation against Ukraine, and reiterated the importance of talks on security.
The Russian official said that Russia has no relation to cyber attacks on Ukrainian governmental websites.
"We have read those reports, as well as media. We have nothing to do with it, and Russia has nothing to do with these cyberattacks. We have heard accusations against Russia, But there was no proof presented. We consider it a continuation of another unproved accusation of Russia," he said.
"We are nearly accustomed to the fact that Ukrainians are blaming everything on Russia, even their bad weather," he added. (end) as.bb