All signs point to Russia preparing for a “full-scale invasion” of Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with a German TV channel. ARD.
“All indications are that Russia is planning a full-scale attack on Ukraine. Troops are not withdrawing, according to Russia, instead new ones are arriving,” the NATO Secretary General said.
According to Stoltenberg, the Russian Federation intends to create a pretext for an attack.
“We all know that the risk of an attack is very high… It is not too late for Russia to de-escalate, take a step back and enter into a political dialogue with NATO,” the politician concluded.
Earlier on Saturday, US President Joe Biden said that US intelligence had information that Russia would allegedly attack the territory of Ukraine in the coming weeks and even invade Kiev. According to him, the President of Russia has allegedly already made some decision regarding further steps concerning the Ukrainian side.
Also on that day, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said that Ukraine could face the worst-case scenario for a Russian invasion as early as next week. According to the British Foreign Secretary, over the past week, the EU has witnessed “a doubling of disinformation and false flag operations in the Donbass.”
At the same time, the Cuban authorities consider Washington guilty of unleashing propaganda hysteria around the situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border. In addition, Cuba opposed the advancement of NATO to the borders of Russia.
On February 16, Estonian intelligence in an official report announced that the Russian “invasion” of Ukraine had been postponed until the end of February. The reason why it did not take place on February 16 was called “the unpreparedness of the Russian army.”
Prior to this, the British tabloids The Sun and the Daily Mirror reported that Russia’s “invasion” of Ukraine was scheduled for Wednesday night. On the morning of February 16, The Sun journalists noted that the night when the Russian attack was supposed to take place passed without incident, and edited their article.
The Daily Mirror newspaper, in turn, published a new article, which says that Russia’s “invasion” of Ukraine did not take place.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova asked “US and British media outlets Bloomberg, The New York Times, The Sun, etc.” to announce a schedule of alleged Russian “invasions” for the coming year.
Western politicians and media representatives continue to spread numerous speculations about possible Russian aggression against Ukraine. The Russian side has repeatedly refuted such statements, emphasizing that it has no plans to invade a neighboring country.
The situation on the line of contact in Donbass escalated on February 17. The DPR and LPR reported heavy shelling by Ukrainian security forces, including with heavy weapons.
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