White House believes Moscow has amassed at least 70% of firepower needed for mid-February invasion
His comments follow an ominous briefing by the Biden administration about the Kremlin’s military buildup on Ukraine’s border. The White House believes Moscow hasit needs to give Vladimir Putin the option of a major military operation by mid-February.
Zagorodnyuk said he did not believe a Russian invasion was inevitable. He said the remorseless Russian troop buildup was proceeding along textbook lines, but that the Kremlin’s intentions and strategy remained opaque. Zagorodnyuk said the US administration was right to release intelligence about Russian plans and capabilities. On Thursday,to make a “very graphic” fake video of a Ukrainian attack as a pretext for a military invasion.
. According to the Nato secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, Russia has deployed 30,000 combat troops, elite Spetsnaz units, Su-35 fighter jets and S-400 missile defence systems. US officials briefing on Saturday said 14 battalion tactical groups were on their way to the border from other parts of Russia. The US believes the Kremlin would want between 110 and 130 battalion tactical groups for use in a full-scale invasion, but stress that Putin could decide on a more limited incursion.
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