Bloomberg reports this citing sources.

The article says that an "attack" on Ukraine could be planned for early 2022.

According to the agency, Russian troops allegedly intend to cross the Ukrainian border from the Crimea, on the mainland and through Belarus.

Earlier, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that a number of Western media are used as pipes for stuffing against Russia.

According to him, the Kremlin sees that a targeted information campaign is underway.

Peskov noted that it cannot be ruled out that this is being used to cover up "aggressive thoughts that may take place in Kiev."

Russian President Vladimir Putin, commenting on the assumptions about the alleged preparation of the Russian side for the invasion of Ukraine, said that he had not heard about "these alarmist statements."