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Russia: Tensions with Ukraine - like the one that preceded the war with Georgia in 2008
Russia's intelligence service mentioned the "expensive price" paid by Georgia, which lost a fifth of its territory in that war.
This is at a time when Moscow is rejecting fears in Kiev and Washington of an invasion of Ukraine.
US sources: Up to 100,000 Russian troops at the border, Putin's intentions are unknown
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Monday, 22 November 2021, 21:58
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Russia's intelligence agency today (Monday) compared the current tension around Ukraine with that which preceded the war with Georgia in 2008, in which the Russian army crushed the forces of the neighboring country.
A statement posted on SVR's website stated that then-Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili had "paid a heavy price" following the five-day conflict.
As a result of the war, Georgia effectively lost control of the two separatist provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia - which make up about one-fifth of the country's territory - and Russian forces are deployed in their territory.
The Russian ruble has lost its value following a statement by the intelligence service, which came amid concerns from Ukraine, the United States and NATO over movements of Russian forces within Ukraine, which itself has launched an extensive exercise. Moscow has rejected reports it may attack Ukraine this winter In "hysteria" and in publishing false news.
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Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kirilo Budanov told the Military Times over the weekend that Russia has more than 92,000 troops near Ukraine's borders and claimed it was preparing for an attack by the end of January or early February.
He said such an attack would likely involve airstrikes, artillery and armor attacks followed by parachuting in the east, amphibious attacks in Odessa and Mariopol and a smaller invasion through Belarus, which is another front today in tensions between West and East due to the migrant crisis.
Similar warnings, often attributed to anonymous sources involved in the subject, have appeared in recent days in several media outlets in the United States.
At the same time, the United States, NATO and Ukraine have expressed concern about the movement of Russian forces within Ukraine's borders in recent weeks.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected reports of a possible Russian offensive. "They are stepping up tensions, and this is another attempt to portray Russia as threatening the situation (in eastern Ukraine)," he told reporters. "And of course we can not deny that this is a cover for aggressive dreams that Kiev may have. I mean aggressive dreams about a possible desire to solve the problem in the Southeast by force."
Relations between Ukraine and Russia collapsed in 2014, after Moscow annexed the Crimean peninsula of Ukraine and supported separatists who occupied parts of eastern Ukraine in an area known as the Donbas. Kiev declares that it will not give up this territory.
The Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Dmitry Kolba, rejected Peskov's remarks. "We are seeing an increase in Russia's disinformation, including Ukraine's false accusations of planning a military attack on the Donbes," he tweeted in English. "Let me state this officially: Ukraine is not planning a military attack on the Donovas."
Peskov accused Ukraine of provocation, saying it was receiving "a significant supply of weapons, including modern advanced weapons."
"We are watching this with great concern, because we know the great influence of extremist politicians in Ukraine," he said.
Ukraine claims it is upgrading its fighting capabilities to defend itself against possible Russian aggression.
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Moscow strongly opposes the idea of Ukraine joining NATO, and has warned that this is a red line for it against the background of deepening ties between the Western Alliance and Kiev. "Of course the number of provocations is increasing significantly," Peskov said. "and".
The United States and Turkey recently supplied to Ukraine anti-tank missiles and UAVs, respectively, while Britain supports the Navy's Ukraine.
American officials said that the military operations of Russia on the border with Ukraine creates a series of options worrisome for Moscow, but it remains unclear whether Russian President Vladimir Putin decided Invade the former Soviet republic. None of the American officials who spoke to Reuters foresee an attack in the immediate term, but they said that the Russian movements indicate a crisis.
According to them, Washington hopes to avoid a confrontation through the formulation of an international agreement on the threat, possibly in order to prepare the ground for imposing sanctions if Moscow decides to act.
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