Ukraine said that Russia is preparing for an offensive – Gazeta.Ru
18 December 2021, 07:57
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Journalist and publicist Vitaly Portnikov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready for open aggression against Ukraine. The journalist told about this on the air of the Observer TV channel.
According to him, even if Russia does not use special operations with an offensive on our territory, then dragging out against the state will still lead to new victims. Portnikov, that there is no good scenario for the development of the situation, in the future expects the continuation of the military conflict on the line of demarcation or the Russian border to occupy the entire territory of Ukraine.
The publicist suggested that the entire Ukrainian territory could be occupied if Kiev was defeated in the war. “Do we also have such a serious desire to preserve this state, as Putin has to destroy it? Nothing else matters. The rest is lyrics, ”the journalist added.
Over the past several weeks, reports of an alleged Russian invasion of Ukraine have appeared in the Ukrainian and Western media. In particular, Bloomberg agency citing sources reported: US intelligence believes that Russia can allegedly prepare an invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 and conduct it from three sides – from the Crimea, on the mainland and through Belarus.