"Not enough for a full-scale invasion": Arahamiya said how many troops the Russian Federation has drawn to the border with Ukraine
Last year, Russia drew 220,000 troops to the Ukrainian border.
Servant of the People faction leader David Arahamiya said up to 127,000 Russian military personnel are currently on the border with Ukraine. That, he said, was not enough for a possible new full-scale Russian invasion.
The popular deputy said this after a meeting of the faction in the Presidency of the Republic on February 14.
The leader of the "Servants of the People" said that, according to information from the intelligence and intelligence services, there are 127,000 Russian military personnel on the border, while in 2020 there were 220,000.
"... In 2020, there were 220,000 Russian soldiers and equipment, etc. And now, when they say there will be an invasion tomorrow, 127,000. That's not enough to carry out large-scale actions. So I want everyone to calm down and live a normal life. That doesn't mean there is no threat, but at the moment there is no threat level that they are trying to show us in any way," Arahamiya told Pavlovsky News.
He also added that today the people's deputies did not discuss the Minsk accords with the president. But he assured that Ukraine did not plan to withdraw from the Minsk accords.
At the same time, according to him, Ukraine's position remains unchanged - first the Armed Forces must establish full control on the border and "then make political components".
Arahamiya explained why Russia will not attack Ukraine tomorrow
At the same time, Arahamiya emphasizes that there is no certainty that Russia will not be able to concentrate in a few months.
The leader of the Servant of the People faction, David Arahamiya, explained why he considers a new Russian attack on Ukraine to be impossible in the coming days.
He explained that when there was also an escalation last year, 220,000 Russian troops and equipment were concentrated on Ukraine's borders. According to him, this contingent is theoretically enough to carry out a large-scale attack on Ukraine. There are currently far fewer Russian troops on the borders - just over 120,000.
"Almost twice less than then. But from an information point of view (warfare. - Ed.) It looks like tomorrow will be an attack. Even theoretically, as the military explained to us, a large-scale attack is now impossible. means that in a month or two they won't be able to concentrate," Arahamiya said.
In addition, the people's deputy added that the second factor is weather conditions.
"Heating. There is information that dozens of tanks are already stuck in the swamps - and they just have big problems, even during training, how to get equipment", - said David Arahamiya.
And the third factor why, according to Arahamiya, a full-scale attack by the Russian Federation is now impossible is the fact that intelligence does not see the direct training of the Russians in terms of coordination.
