Six large Russian landing craft passed through Britain on Wednesday, according to British media Daily mail you Mirror. The movement of Russian ships has sparked alarms for an “imminent full-scale invasion” of Ukraine at a time of high tension: Kiev has warned that the Kremlin is “nearly completing” troop building on the border and, in parallel, the United States has warned that Moscow could launch an “immediate” military attack on the former Soviet republics.
Russia’s Baltic Fleet ships Korolev, Minsk and Kaliningrad sail south past Britain, followed by Northern Fleet warships Olenegorsky Gornyak, Pyotr Morgunov and Georgii Pobedonosets, which crossed the Great Belt suspension bridge in Denmark on Monday.
The ships can carry up to 25 armored personnel carriers and, according to the media publication, were deployed three days ago. However, it is not clear whether the ships were actually headed to Ukraine.
The battleship of the Northern Fleet Georgii Pobedonosets passes the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark. / Kurt Pedersen / Mirror
Minsk landing craft near the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark en route to the North Sea. / Kurt Pedersen / Mirror
A map showing the possible routes taken by six landing craft from Russia’s second Baltic Sea base, Kronstadt, to Ukraine. /Daily mail
127,000 soldiers on the border
On the other hand, the latter Ukrainian Ministry of Defense intelligence assessment has revealed that Russia has deployed more than 127,000 troops on the Russia-Ukraine border: 106,000 troops plus maritime and air components. The report underscores that Moscow is “trying to divide and weaken the European Union and NATO” and by its actions, in addition, is trying to “limit the capabilities of the United States”.
Likewise, Ukrainian intelligence states that as part of its destabilizing strategy, the Kremlin has offered support to more than 35,000 rebels in eastern Ukraine and has even installed bases with about 3,000 troops in rebel areas.
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Tensions continue to rise as the West tries to prevent Russia from crossing the red line. US President Joe Bien reiterated this Wednesday to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that “if they do what they can afford” to Ukraine, “it will be a disaster” for Moscow. “They will pay dearly in the short, medium and long term. I think he’ll regret it if he does,” the Democrat said at a news conference on his inauguration anniversary.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has traveled to Kiev to show his support for Volodímir Zelenski’s Government and to reiterate that Washington will punish the Kremlin with “severe sanctions” in the event of an invasion. Blinken will meet this Friday in Geneva with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in a renewed effort to explore diplomatic channels after a failed round of negotiations with Russia.
But Russia’s position remains clear: its troops will only withdraw if NATO and the US accept their key demands, including that the Atlantic Alliance cease its military activities in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia and ensure that Ukraine and Georgia never join. military club.
This week it has also been confirmed that Moscow has sent its troops to Belarus to launch joint maneuvers near the Ukrainian border. Military drills will start on February 10 and add Russian deployments in the Black Sea, the Caspian and South Caucasus region near Georgia. @the whole world
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