US sees no signs of Russian invasion of Ukraine: Pentagon
The US military has dismissed Ukraine’s concerns about an imminent Russian threat, saying Moscow’s military buildup along its borders is associated with a regular military exercise.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned on Thursday about a “full-scale” Russian invasion, saying he would consider implementing a military draft.
Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis, however, ruled out the possibility of an imminent Russian invasion, saying, the United States continues to monitor the situation closely.
"I think we are seeing movements associated with the upcoming exercise, we are not seeing this massive buildup of forces that has been suggested," he added.
Davis said Washington was concerned by the increasing tension between Kiev and Moscow.
Russian Defense Ministry announced on Friday that the forces are engaged in naval and logistical exercises in the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea.
According to a statement by the ministry, Russian vessels conducted service recovery tasks at sea, and the Southern Military District’s logistics units evacuated equipment from the battlefield, transported military equipment and performed mass jet refueling missions at the Opuk range.
Kiev and its Western allies keep accusing Moscow of destabilizing Ukraine since Crimea decided to rejoin Russia in a referendum in March 2014. The referendum results angered the West and the Ukrainian government, which branded it as Moscow’s annexation of the territory.
Moscow, however, has strongly dismissed the accusations and rejects having a hand in the crisis gripping the country.
Russian President Vladimir Putin blames the West for the bloodshed which has so far claimed the lives of more than 9,500 people and left 21,000 others injured, according to the United Nations.
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