According to UNN, he said this during a discussion organized by the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America.
It is noted that when asked whether there is a threat of Russian escalation against Ukraine in the coming months, Danilov replied that “taking into account what is happening in the world today, taking into account the situation related to Belarus, Moldova, Karabakh, we believe that that such a threat exists, and it was constantly. "
The 112 Ukraine TV channel points out that, speaking of direct military intervention, he said that “if Putin decides to do this, he will have a very powerful rebuff from the Ukrainian army.”
Earlier in Ukraine, it was repeatedly stated about the threat of attack from Russia.
In November 2019, the former Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Zagorodnyuk announced the country's readiness "to independently defend itself from Russia in the event of an attack."
In October 2019, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Russia was allegedly preparing to conduct a large-scale military aggression.
In April 2019, the former secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov said that Russia was preparing for a "full-scale war" in Europe, and Ukraine, in his opinion, would become "the first foothold."
In March 2019, a similar statement was made by the former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Viktor Muzhenko.
He noted that Russia is plotting an invasion of Ukraine "along three lines."
On February 26, 2019, the former Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko told the leadership of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kiev about the threat of "full-scale aggression" from Russia.
A couple of days earlier, he had said the same thing during a debate at the UN General Assembly in New York.