Ukraine says Russian troop build-up ‘insufficient’ for major attack

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Above, Belarusian military vehicles gather preparing to attend Belarusian and Russian joint military drills in Belarus, which shares a border with Ukraine in this supplied photo on Jan. 25, 2022. (Vayar Military Agency Agency via AP)
  • ‘At the moment, as we speak, this number is insufficient for a full-scale offensive against Ukraine along the entire Ukrainian border’

KIEV: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Wednesday that the number of Russian troops deployed along his country’s border was not enough for a major attack.
“The number of Russian troops amassed along the border of Ukraine and occupied territories of Ukraine is large, it poses a threat to Ukraine, a direct threat to Ukraine,” Kuleba told reporters.
“However, at the moment, as we speak, this number is insufficient for a full-scale offensive against Ukraine along the entire Ukrainian border.”