Ukrainian Intelligence: Russia is preparing for a possible war with Europe
Russia continues to build up forces on its western and south-western borders. The spokesman of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine, Vadim Skibitsky said on Espresso TV live that the Russian Federation is preparing for a possible war with Europe.
Skibitsky announced that Canadian experts are of the opinion that Russian actions in Ukraine and the Baltic countries are a show of force and that Russia has a desire to defend its interests, most likely through military means. According to him, these facts are supported by a large-scale build-up of the Russian Armed Forces in the south-west and west.
"There is a strategic deployment of the Armed Forces, which is one of the stages of preparation for a possible armed conflict with Europe. This happens on the borders with Ukraine and the Baltic States," Skibitsky added.
In February 2016, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov stated that Russia has not been bothering to hide its aggressive intentions towards the West.