peribiden Russia has repeatedly denied claims that it plans to attack Ukraine. Kyiv also strives to downplay the “apocalyptic prediction”, but Western countries claim that Moscow will increase the spread of troops until Putin gets a shooting power needed for a full-scale invasion.
A set of fresh satellite images released by American companies on Sunday showed detail military maneuvers at the Belarus border with Ukraine. The pictures also showed that Russia had a follow-up spread in several locations in Belarus in front of joint training announced by Moscow and Minsk.
Although Russia and Belarus said they would hold a joint exercise called ‘Union Resolve 2022’ from 10-12 February, aimed at training to expel attacks on the southern border of their alliance, NATO has called the biggest spread to Belarus since cold. War.
Russia has repeatedly denied planning to attack Ukraine, but the latest developments have been worried about western institutions in the midst of slumping border tensions.
CNN reported these images from Maxar Technologies showed that camps were being established close to the border with Ukraine, hundreds of miles from where the exercise took place. These military units were armed with missiles, several rocket launchers and aircraft attacks were placed in three locations close to the border with Ukraine.
Both Russia and Belarus so far have not responded to this development.
Satellite images, released on Saturday, showed what was identified by Maxar technology as 15 airstring air attacks SU-25 and the S-400 air defense system in Luninets Airfield, as well as SS26 Iskander Missiles and several rocket launchers near Yelsk, a city in Belarus Only 25 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
Other photos show several tent camps in the city of Belarus Rechitsa, CNN reported. This is the first time the tent has been established in the midst of border tension. CNN further reported that several videos were posted in the media that showed Russian forces entertaining the local population in Rechitsa with music and demonstrations at an event called ‘two people’.
Towards the training, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited various shootings in West Belarus on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Western countries are busy is diplomatic negotiations that are busy with the Kremlin to persuade him to facilitate the buildup of troops. French President Emmanuel Macron will fly to Moscow on Monday in risky diplomatic steps, looking for commitment from Russian President Vladimir Putin to suppress tension with Ukraine.
Macron has made a series of frenetic telephones with Western allies, Putin and Ukrainian leaders during the past week. He will follow up on Tuesday with a visit to Kyiv, risking a lot of political capital on a mission that could be shown to be embarrassing if he returned empty-handed.
Towards Makron’s visit, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the situation of Ukraine with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. According to the release of the State Department, Blinken and Le Drian also talked about strengthening NATO’s presence in Eastern Europe, something Moscow opposed.
Russia has fostered around 100,000 soldiers near Ukraine and demanded security guarantees NATO and US, including that NATO never admitted Ukraine as a member. The official US said that Russia will continue to send more troops to the Ukrainian border and the number is expected to swell up to 150,000 to give Putin the shooting power she needs for a full-scale invasion.
However, Ukraine – supported by several European allies – consistently trying to downplay fear of an attack that will soon occur because it tries to prevent further damage to its struggling economy.
“Don’t believe apocalyptic predictions. Various capitals have different scenarios, but Ukraine is ready to be developed anything,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba on Twitter.
