Russia Plans To Deploy 175K Troops On Ukraine Border

The Associated Press reports:

President Joe Biden has pledged to make it “very, very difficult” for Russia’s Vladimir Putin to take military action in Ukraine as U.S. intelligence officials determined that Russian planning is underway for a possible military offensive that could begin as soon as early 2022.

The new intelligence finding estimates that the Russians are planning to deploy an estimated 175,000 troops and almost half of them are already deployed along various points near Ukraine’s border, according to a Biden administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the finding.

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President Joe Biden has pledged to make it “very, very difficult” for Russia’s Vladimir Putin to take military action in Ukraine as U.S. intelligence officials determined that Russian planning is underway for a possible military offensive. https://t.co/PT0YS4z8Q2

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MOSCOW (AP) — Kremlin says Biden, Putin to have call Tuesday as tensions escalate over Russian buildup on border with Ukraine.

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