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The U.S. released intelligence about “Russia’s preparations for a full-scale takeover of Ukraine,” probably to show Moscow that the United States is aware of Russia’s “intentions” and at the same time send a signal to the Russian authorities that the war will not be easy – neither politically nor at the front. This opinion was expressed by Finnish Colonel Petteri Kayanmaa from the National Defense Academy, Yle reports.
According to him, the Russian troops on the borders with Ukraine are still not enough to capture the entire country, but enough for a military operation of a limited scale.
If all the forces of the Russian authorities want to send to one city and make of Kiev “a pile of rubble like Aleppo”, then the estimates of “the fall of the Ukrainian capital in 48 hours” are realistic. “But I don’t think that a war in Europe at the present time can look like this,” the Finnish colonel emphasized. He added that the United States itself does not believe in the development of a large-scale war.
The expert also assessed the role of the American troops deployed to Europe. According to him, “it is rather symbolic.” “Their number from the point of view of conducting military operations is practically irrelevant. Another thing is if Russia extends its actions to NATO allied countries, ”the expert noted.
Earlier in Washington, they said that the Russian military could capture Kiev and remove President Vladimir Zelensky within two days after the start of the operation.
Recall that recently in Western countries, as well as in Ukraine, there have been statements about a possible “invasion” of Russia into Ukrainian territory. Western media reported that the US intelligence community allegedly had evidence that Russia was planning to film a video showing a faked attack on its troops and use the video as a pretext to invade Ukraine. Moscow has denied such accusations and maintained that Russia poses no threat to anyone.
Source: Rosbalt
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