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CONFLICT

President Biden zegt dat Rusland volgende maand kan binnenvallen

By Jordi Bou

January 28, 2022 - Around 130,000 Russian troops – equipped with everything from tanks and artillery to ammunition and air power – are now surrounding Ukraine on all sides, but Moscow denies it is planning an invasion.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the United States and NATO had not addressed Moscow's main security demands in their standoff over Ukraine, amid fears Russia could invade Ukraine.

Putin offered his first reaction to the U.S. and NATO responses to Russia's demands in a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron after weeks of personal public silence on the crisis, in which Russia has massed troops near Ukraine.

The U.S. rejected a key Moscow demand that Nato rule out Ukraine joining the defence alliance – but insisted it was offering Russia a “diplomatic path”.

U.S. President Joe Biden says Russia could invade next month. German intelligence says Russia is prepared to attack but has not yet decided to do so.

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PUBLISHED: 28/01/2022; STORY: Graphic News
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