“We do not believe that President Putin has made the final decision to use his armed forces against Ukraine.
Now he certainly has such an opportunity.
And he has many options at his disposal, including the capture of cities and large territories, but also, of course, actions or provocative political acts, such as the recognition of breakaway territories, ”TASS quotes Lloyd.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the White House's informational escalation of the situation around the "Russian threat" near the borders of Ukraine a mistake.
According to him, the United States is constantly exacerbating this topic, as a result of which it causes a "powerful reaction in the world."
On January 25, White House press secretary Jen Psaki disagreed with Kiev's assessment that an escalation of the situation around Ukraine should not be expected.
According to her, no one can "read the thoughts of Russian President Vladimir Putin."
At the same time, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov urged not to panic because of "a possible escalation on the border of the country."
According to him, there is no evidence for this.
Also, the head of the National Security and Defense Council, Oleksiy Danilov, noted that Ukraine sees no reason to talk about plans for a “full-scale invasion” by Russia, since the movement of troops on the border has been recorded for a long time.
The Kremlin has repeatedly stressed that Russia is not going to attack anyone.