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Russia is growing more inclined to invade Ukraine now that colder days are approaching, a weekend American media report has claimed. Western officials have accused Russia of staging a military buildup along Kiev's eastern borders.
The likelihood of a potential Russian assault on Ukraine is "increasing as the weather gets colder," CBS News reported on Saturday, citing the customary unnamed US intelligence "sources."
Quite why Moscow would choose the coldest months of the year, with the shortest days, is left unclear."An incursion is weather-dependent, but
could happen in a matter of weeks, barring intervention from the West," it continued.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday urged Moscow to "be more transparent on the buildup of the forces around on the border of Ukraine." Austin added that he was "not sure exactly" about Russian President Vladimir Putin's plan of action.
Ukraine initially refused to back the reports in US media about the buildup of Russian troops, but later changed its tune. Brigadier General Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's chief military intelligence officer, told the Military Times on Sunday that Russia is preparing to attack Ukraine by the end of January or the beginning of February.
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