KYIV: Ukraine on Sunday (Monday in Manila) pushed back at 'apocalyptic predictions' over a potential Russian invasion, after US officials sounded dire warnings that Moscow had stepped up its preparations for a major incursion.
US officials said the Kremlin had assembled 110,000 troops along the border with its pro-Western neighbor but intelligence assessments have not determined whether President Vladimir Putin has actually decided to invade.
PREPARING FOR WAR Ukrainian Military Forces servicemen unload a plane carrying US military aid at Kyiv’s Boryspil airport on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022 (February 6 in Manila) as US soldiers also arrived in Poland on Saturday as part of NATO moves to send in extra troops over fears that Russia could invade Ukraine. Western capitals have accused Russia of amassing some 100,000 troops on the borders of pro-Western Ukraine in preparation for an invasion and have vowed to impose devastating sanctions on Moscow if it attacks. AFP PHOTO
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