Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 180
By: December 2, 2021
Kyiv’s western allies continue to express concern over the buildup of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine (see EDM, November 8, 29). US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States was “concerned about reports of atypical Russian military activity” (Voice of America—Russian service, November 23).
On November 20, Ukrainian Brigadier General Kirill Budanov said, in an interview with the Military Times,
that he has evidence of Russia’s plans to invade Ukraine in
January–February 2022. According to him, the invasion will include
airstrikes, attacks by artillery and armored vehicles, followed by the
landing of troops in Odesa and Mariupol. A day earlier, Ukrainian
Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov, following his meeting with the head of
the Pentagon, confirmed that the intelligence data on the risks of a
possible attack by Moscow, which was obtained by Ukraine, matches the
data collected by the US and the United Kingdom (Nv.ua, November 22).........To Read More....
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