NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Tuesday that the U.S.-led military organization must prepare for the worst as concern mounts that Russia could be preparing to invade Ukraine.
NATO is worried about a Russian buildup of heavy equipment and troops near Ukraine’s northern border, not far from Belarus.
Ukraine says Moscow kept about 90,000 troops in the area following massive war games in western Russia earlier this year, and could easily mobilize them.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week that his country’s intelligence service had uncovered plans for a Russia-backed coup d’état.
Russia denied the allegation and rejected the assertion that it is planning to invade Ukraine. — AP
