Russia could invade Ukraine ‘in the blink of an eye’: Ukrainian foreign minister
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Ukrainian soldiers attend an rehearsal for an official ceremony in which tanks, armoured personnel vehicles and military vehicles are handed over to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This is part of the celebrations marking Ukraine’s Army Day.
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According to Ukraine’s foreign ministry, if Russia wants to invade Ukraine as Western experts and officials fear, this could occur very fast.
Dmytro Kunleba, CNBC’s Thursday correspondent said that Putin has yet to decide whether or not to conduct a military operation. But if Putin decides to make a military operation, it will be done in a blink of an eye.”
In the last few months there have been growing concerns that Russia may be planning to launch some type of military action against Ukraine. The Russian military troops are moving along the border with Russia and Moscow is expressing increasingly harsh words toward Kyiv.
Putin, however, has pointed the finger the other way, saying at the end of November that Russia was concerned about military exercises in Ukraine being carried out near the border, saying these posed a threat to Moscow.
He stressed that Russia has the right to send troops to its territories and denied any claims Russia was preparing to invade Ukraine.
The U.S., Europe and NATO all support Ukraine’s position, but they differ from each other. However, while all have cautioned Russia not to take any offensive action against Ukraine, there has been little sign of tensions decreasing.
“We [still]Russian troops are stationed along our frontier. They are in Crimea and Donbass, which we have occupied, according to both our estimations and those of our partners. We also believe that Russia has the capability to carry out offensive operations in this region, Kuleba stated.
He stated that Ukraine was being “attacked” by Russia in 2014. This refers to Russia’s 2014 annexation from Ukraine of Crimea. The move provoked condemnation worldwide and broad-reaching sanctions for the Russian government.
It is certain that the EU is concerned about Russia’s aggressive stance towards Ukraine and warned Moscow it would pay a high price if it invades.
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