Article 5VQ6F Don’t panic: why Ukraine doesn’t like western talk of imminent attack

Don’t panic: why Ukraine doesn’t like western talk of imminent attack

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Shaun Walker in Kyiv
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Analysis: While Putin's intentions remain unclear, Kyiv would rather it didn't get classed as the next Kabul

Ukraine's foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, has again insisted that Russia does not currently have enough troops in place to mount a further invasion of Ukraine, a day after Boris Johnson travelled to Kyiv and said there was a clear and present danger" of an imminent military campaign".

Even taken together, the troops currently massed on Ukraine's border with Russia, in the annexed Crimea peninsula and in neighbouring Belarus, are insufficient for a large-scale military operation", said Kuleba, in a briefing for foreign journalists on Wednesday.

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