US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a video meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) that will address a variety of issues including reducing military tensions on the Russia-Ukraine border.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pemskov confirmed the meeting at seven o'clock in Moscow evening and said that "President Putin is eagerly awaiting President Biden's views on the Ukrainian issue. Of the NATO Alliance.
The Washington Post reported yesterday that US administration officials estimate that Moscow is planning extensive military operations in Ukraine in early 2022. According to a Biden administration source who spoke with the American newspaper, Russia intends to send about 175,000 troops to Ukraine to take part in the attack.
According to a classified intelligence report obtained by the AP news agency, close to 70,000 Russian troops have already been stationed on the border between the two countries. Russian army battalions along with tanks, artillery and other equipment.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksey Reznikov said quite similar things in the local parliament yesterday.
According to him, about 94,000 Russian soldiers are currently stationed in the Crimea - and he also warned that "large-scale deterioration" could occur as early as next month.
U.S. officials and former U.S. diplomats said that although Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for an invasion of his neighbor, the Ukrainian military is now far more armed and prepared than it has been in recent years, and also believes that sanctions imposed on Russia in the event of an invasion will hit the country's economy hard.
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