Who knows if this is accurate, but the apparent lack of concern by Ukrainian military is curious. I find myself wondering if Russia has already flipped quite a few people in the Ukraine government and military.
>>>The US and its allies have new intelligence that suggests Russia could launch an attack on Ukraine even before the end of the Olympics,
multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
Previous assessments had suggested that Russia was unlikely to move into Ukraine until after the Olympics end on Feb. 20, US officials had told CNN in the past. The revelation of the new intelligence comes as administration officials have dramatically ramped up the urgency of their public warnings related to Ukraine in the past 24 hours. . . .
When asked about new intelligence, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian defense minister said that such warnings have been heard already.
“Again? These statements have already been heard,” Iryna Zolotar, press secretary for Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, told CNN.<<<
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