Ukraine has been wary of “revelation predictions”, saying the chances of a “diplomatic solution” with Moscow remain “significantly higher” than the likelihood of a military “escalation” following US warnings of a possible large-scale Russian invasion.
“Do not trust predictions about revelation,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba wrote on Twitter.
“Ukraine has a strong army with unprecedented international support and is ready for any development. “The enemy must be afraid of us.”
In the same vein, Mikhail Pontolyak, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidency, said that “the chances of finding a diplomatic solution to the crisis remain significantly higher than the threat of a new escalation”, in written comments sent to AFP (French News Agency). Ukrainian presidency.
The remarks came after US intelligence warned that Russia already had 70 percent of the forces needed for a large-scale invasion of Ukraine and could have enough troops, or a force of 150,000, to launched an attack within two weeks, according to US officials.
Kiev is trying to mitigate the risk of an impending Russian attack, mainly to protect its fragile economy, which has been hit hard by the risk of invasion.
According to US officials, who briefed members of Congress and European partners in recent days, US intelligence does not yet know whether Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to launch an attack or not, but wants to keep all possibilities open. , from a limited invasion of Donbas to a large-scale attack on Ukraine
According to US officials, if the Kremlin chooses the generalized attack, it will have the opportunity to encircle Kiev and overthrow President Volodymyr Zelensky within 48 hours.
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