Even as the Ukrainians gather to train for war, from soldier to store clerk, the Foreign Affairs Department is downplaying both the concerns for an invasion (though preparations must continue) and the potential outcome for Russia should she tangle with Ukraine.
Ignore ‘apocalyptic predictions’ on possible Russia invasion, urges Ukraine foreign minister
From www.cbc.ca
2022-02-06 17:45:04
The Associated Press
Excerpt:
Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged people on Sunday to ignore “apocalyptic predictions” about an imminent Russian invasion, saying his country was strong and had unprecedented international support.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said a week ago that Ukraine was not a sinking Titanic, and he accused Washington and the media of fuelling panic that weighed on the economy when there were “no tanks in the streets.”
“Today, Ukraine has a strong army, unprecedented international support and Ukrainians’ faith in their country,” Kuleba said on Twitter.
“The enemy should be afraid of us, not us of them.”
A day earlier, two U.S. officials said that Russia may be ready for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by mid-February, as it had in place about 70 per cent of the combat power it believed it would need and was sending more battalion tactical groups to the border.
