{"id":486936,"date":"2022-02-10T19:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=486936"},"modified":"2022-02-10T21:28:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T19:28:56","slug":"number-of-troops-at-ukraine-russia-border-gradually-increasing-ukraine-s-foreign-minister-kuleba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/number-of-troops-at-ukraine-russia-border-gradually-increasing-ukraine-s-foreign-minister-kuleba\/","title":{"rendered":"Number of troops at Ukraine-Russia border gradually increasing, – Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Minister Kuleba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ukraine\u2019s Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba confirms the foreign intelligence reports on the growing number of Russian troops at the Ukrainian border. He stated this at the Ukraine-France forum<\/a>, held by the New Europe Center and the French Institute of International Relations in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The number of troops at the Russian-Ukrainian border is gradually increasing. It is really happening gradually, however,<\/em> the dynamics are obvious. We also understand that the logistics infrastructure allows Russia to make a sharp increase,”<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dmytro Kuleba has added that there is an additional problem of gathering troops in the north, on Belarusian territory, given that self-proclaimed President Lukashenko seeks for building close relations with Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier today, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the intelligence around a Russian invasion of Ukraine was gloomy<\/a>. The next few days could be the most dangerous moment in Europe\u2019s biggest security crisis for decades as Russia stages war games in Belarus, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read also:<\/strong> Budapest sees no Russian threat of invasion into Ukraine, refuses to deploy additional NATO troops in Hungary<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NATO is putting forces on standby and reinforcing its flanks in Eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets as a response to Russian threats at Ukrainian borders. Washington wants to deploy several thousand troops in Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria. February 8, the first US troops arrived in Romania <\/a>to bolster NATO\u2019s eastern flank amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Majorities across the EU believe Russia to invade Ukraine in 2022, a recent European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) survey <\/a>shows. Poles are among the most pessimistic nations \u2013 73% of respondents believe the war is very likely or quite likely..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read also: <\/strong>First 100 US soldiers arrived in Romania amid Russian threat to invade Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch our exclusive report “High alert on Ukrainian border amid Russian-Belarusian military exercises<\/a>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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