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There have been "some worrying signs of stepping up levels of activity both by Russian forces and by Russian-controlled separatist forces" in Ukraine, Hammond told the BBC's Andrew Marr.
Comment: What worrying signs? As Vladimir Putin stated clearly in a recent interview, "I would like to stress that Russia is interested in and will strive to ensure the full and unconditional implementation of the Minsk Agreements, and I don't believe there is any other way to settle this conflict today."
There have been media reports in the last week that Washington was considering withdrawing from a Cold War-era treaty with Moscow and returning nuclear-capable medium-range missiles to Europe in an effort to counter what it calls "Russian aggression."
Comment: What Russian aggression? From the same interview, Putin says,
"As for us, we are not expanding anywhere; it is NATO infrastructure, including military infrastructure, that is moving towards our borders. Is this a manifestation of our aggression?"Putin's interview with Il Corriere della Sera
"American submarines are on permanent alert off the Norwegian coast; they are equipped with missiles that can reach Moscow in 17 minutes. But we dismantled all of our bases in Cuba a long time ago, even the non-strategic ones. And you would call us aggressive? "
"We have dismantled our bases in various regions of the world, including Cuba, Vietnam, and so on. This means that our policy in this respect is not global, offensive or aggressive.
I invite you to publish the world map in your newspaper and to mark all the US military bases on it. You will see the difference."
"Everything we do is just a response to the threats emerging against us. Besides, what we do is limited in scope and scale, which are, however, sufficient to ensure Russia's security. Or did someone expect Russia to disarm unilaterally?"
When asked if the UK would host American nukes, Hammond said: "That would be a decision that we would make together if that proposition was on the table. We would look at all the pros and the cons and come to a conclusion."
What Hammond is particularly worried about is Russia's "asymmetric warfare doctrine," which he says, includes alleged use of "deniable proxies" and the stationing of missiles in the coastal exclave of Kaliningrad between Poland and Lithuania.
According to Hammond, Russia needs to get "a clear signal" that "we will not allow them to transgress our red lines." Asked whether he thinks stationing US nuclear weapons would be that signal, he said: "It could be, but I think we have got a very delicate act to perform here."
Despite all its alleged aggression, Russia according to Hammond has "a sense of being surrounded and under attack," and he would not want "to make unnecessary provocations."
Comment: Putin doesn't sound like a man under attack as such, but rather as a man of conscience and dignity despite the "unnecessary provocations" from Western 'regime changers':
"I am guided by the interests of the Russian people in my work, taking into account everything that has been previously accumulated and the conditions we are living in today, and I try to get a glimpse of the way we should build our life, economy and policy - first and foremost, our domestic policy - as well as our foreign policy in the medium and long-term strategic perspective."And:
"The most important thing is to be honest with yourself and with the people who have entrusted you with this work."
In any case, UK hosting US nukes remains a distant prospect so far, as the foreign secretary said he hasn't seen "a detailed case for it."
The UK has its own nuclear arsenal in the Trident program. It comprises about 200 warheads based on several submarines stationed at a base in Scotland. Recent plans to modernize the arsenal have been met with mass protests.
Moscow warned that possible redeployment of US nuclear cruise missiles to Europe would only add to existing tensions, instead of increasing America's security. It is accusing Washington of violating the 1987 INF treaty and waging an information war in an effort to discredit Russia at all costs.
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