New York
The Cassandres are legion in Washington.
Not a day goes by now without a Biden Administration official stepping up to warn of an impending Russian military offensive against Ukraine.
In front of Congress or on Sunday television sets, they list the various possible scenarios considered by the Russians: a coup against President Volodymyr Zelensky, a partial or total invasion of Ukraine.
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In three maps, the possible scenarios of an attack on Ukraine by Russia
Figures in hand, national security adviser Jake Sullivan predicted an attack
"anytime"
on Sunday , and
the "enormous human cost"
that would result: 5,000 to 25,000 dead in the ranks of the Ukrainian army, 3,000 to 10,000 within the Russian army, and 25,000 to 50,000 civilian deaths, without counting
“1 million to 5 million refugees, mainly rejected towards Poland”
.
According to Sullivan, the potential aggressor would now have 70% of the manpower needed for an invasion, while the Olympic truce…
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