On March 7, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during a briefing that Russia had “repeatedly reaffirmed its role as a state that is the guarantor of stability and security,” and “a party that brings peace, not aggression.” By way of example, she cited the Soviet Union’s role in the Second World War.
Polygraph: Is Russia a guarantor of stability and security?
Russian soldiers unload a trainload of KAMAZ military trucks after their arrival at Ostryakovo railway station, some 20 km outside near the Crimean capital Simferopol, on April 1, 2014.