Kremlin: Ukraine conflict more likely after Biden remarks

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s team acknowledged the increasing likelihood of additional conflict in Ukraine, portraying it as a “civil war” even as Russian naval forces announced new military drills.

“All these statements may bring about a destabilization because some hotheads in the Ukrainian leadership may develop the delusion that they can try to restart the civil war in their country or try to handle the problem of the southeast using force,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday in response to a question about President Joe Biden’s Wednesday press conference. “We feel certain fears on this score.”