There is a low to medium risk of Russian invasion of Ukraine in the next few weeks , US military chief in Europe says after Kiev warned Putin is threatening us with destruction and Biden called back warships
The head of US forces in Europe, General Tod Wolters, was giving evidence to the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington when he was asked about the risk of invasion in that timeframe
The general insisted the chances were low to medium, adding that it would depend on a number of factors but, based on the current trajectory and disposition of Russian forces, that likelihood would start to wane
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Ukraine fears more than 100,000 Russian troops will be in place on its borders, ready to invade, by the end of the month.
A Ukrainian government report, obtained by the Daily Mail, estimates the Kremlin will deploy up to 30,000 extra soldiers, accompanied by more tanks and rocket systems, in support of 80,000 Russian troops already awaiting orders to advance.
The figures are based on intelligence intercepts and satellite photographs as troops and equipment travel hundreds of miles across Russia to amass around its neighbour.
Moscow has claimed it has no plans to invade and is merely carrying out military exercises, but Kiev also worries the Kremlin could deploy nuclear missiles to Crimea, the peninsula Russia forcibly annexed in 2014, Ukraine s defence minister said yesterday.
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