Volodymyr Zelenski informs of intelligence reports on expanding the Russian army's size
– Vladimir Putin increases the number of his army by 150 1000 soldiers and can attack Poland and Lithuania from the territory of Belarus – said the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski. In his opinion, the Russian dictator does not want to agree on the ongoing war and appealed to allies to increase aid for his country.
Volodymyr Zelenski gave an interview to the British paper "The Guardian", in which he spoke, among others, about the growing a threat from the Russian Federation. citing reports Ukrainian Intelligence stated that Vladimir Putin intends to increase the army's size this year by 12-15 divisions. – We think it will be approximately 150 000 additional soldiers estimated.
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The additional forces of the Kremlin are to come from mobilization and support from North Korea. Zelenski besides stated that these 150 000 soldiers with “high probability” will be trained in Belarus. He so recalled that preparations for the Russian invasion besides began with joint “training” of Putin and Alexander Lukashenka.
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Zelenski wondered what would happen if specified "trainings" were carried out that year, in summertime or in autumn. In his opinion, erstwhile the military “are ready” trained in this way, they do not necessarily should be sent to Ukraine. alternatively – as he argued – can decision to ‘Poland or Lithuania’. “They will be able to start this,” he said.
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He further stated that Putin doesn't want a dialog about ending the war.. Otherwise, it would not increase the army's numbers, given the economical problems Russia faces. He besides called on global partners to increase their defence and support spending on Ukraine.
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