{"id":34865,"date":"2022-02-10T10:59:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T18:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cww7news.com\/?p=34865"},"modified":"2022-02-10T10:59:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T18:59:27","slug":"world-on-the-brink-violent-russian-war-games-sparks-imminent-ukraine-invasion-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cww7news.com\/world-on-the-brink-violent-russian-war-games-sparks-imminent-ukraine-invasion-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"World on the brink: ‘Violent’ Russian war games sparks imminent Ukraine invasion fears"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Aimed at practicing \u201crepelling external aggression\u201d, Moscow and Minsk have not disclosed how many troops are participating in the 10-day war games. However, the US and NATO estimate Russia has sent around 30,000 combat troops with weaponry and other military equipment to the former Soviet neighbor . <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tensions are reaching breaking point as Russia has amassed more than 100,000 troops around the Ukrainian border, raising strong suspicions that they intend a major military incursion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Russian Defence Ministry Press Service has today released footage showing tank and anti-aircraft systems rolling across heavy snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of the drills involve live fire, including anti-tank missiles and armoured infantry vehicles apparently shooting at targets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boris Johnson said at a news conference today: \u201cThis is probably the most dangerous moment, I would say, in the course of the next few days, in what is the biggest security crisis that Europe has faced for decades, and we’ve got to get it right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was joined by Nato Secretary General Jens Soltenberg, who added: \u201cThis is a dangerous moment for European security. The number of Russian forces is going up. The warning time for a possible attack is going down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We are closely monitoring Russia’s deployment in Belarus, which is the biggest since the end of the Cold War.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is understood the exercise will end on February 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, a recent US intelligence estimate, made last week, said Russia would have sufficient force for a full-scale invasion by February 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking to France Inter radio, French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian described the exercises as a \u201cvery violent gesture that concerns us\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russian and Belarusian military leaders said in a joint statement: \u201cThe purpose of the exercise is to work on methods to stop and repel external aggression within the framework of a defensive operation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The exercise has been dubbed Union-Courage 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n