The plan for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in a certain sense, has already begun to be implemented. This was announced on Sunday, February 20, by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
“All the evidence points to the fact that the plan, in a certain sense, [план вторжения РФ на Украину] has already begun to be implemented. This is what our American friends think, and you see provocations in the Donbass, you see these explosions that we have been warning about for a long time,” Johnson said in an interview. BBC.
The head of the British government added that the Russian authorities are not aware of the consequences of a hypothetical invasion of Ukraine.
“We must accept what is at the moment [президент РФ] Vladimir Putin may be thinking illogically on this issue and failing to see the impending catastrophe. <...> I think it is vital for all of us now to explain what a catastrophe this will turn out to be for Russia,” the prime minister said.
Johnson also said that the situation around Ukraine could lead to the biggest war in Europe since 1945. Russian troops allegedly plan to encircle Kiev, the prime minister concluded.
Earlier in the day, a spokesman for the Elysee Palace opined that Russia’s forces were sufficient to launch an “invasion” of Ukrainian territory at any time. He stressed that “military action against Ukraine would bring war to the center of Europe.”
The day before, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also said that “all signs indicate that Russia is planning a full-scale attack on Ukraine.”
On the same day, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said that Ukraine could face the worst-case scenario of 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.”
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 has not taken place so far 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 states that Russia’s “invasion” of Ukraine did not take place.
Moscow has repeatedly denied accusations of an allegedly planned “invasion”, saying that it does not threaten anyone. As the Russian side emphasized, such accusations are being used as a pretext to place as much NATO military equipment as possible at the Russian borders.
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 to plan a vacation.
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