NATO's military chief warned Wednesday that Russian troops could begin moving on Ukraine within 12 hours of being given an order, amid fears that Moscow could seek to invade its eastern region. Gen. Philip Breedlove, NATO's supreme allied commander Europe, also told CNN's Christiane Amanpour that with 40,000 troops massed near the border, Russia has all the components necessary to move on Ukraine. These forces are "supported by fixed-wing aircraft, rotary aircraft, all of the logistics required in order to successfully make an incursion if they needed," he said. In terms of deterrence, Breedlove said NATO has a good air and sea plan and is working in the next several days on developing a land component to that reassurance.
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NATO military chief Breedlove: Russian forces could move into Ukraine very swiftly
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He accused @placeholder of trying to intimidate Ukraine as part of an attempt to "reestablish a Russian sphere of influence covering the former Soviet space."
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He accused Russia of trying to intimidate Ukraine as part of an attempt to "reestablish a @placeholder sphere of influence covering the former Soviet space."
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"That would lead to further ... international isolation of @placeholder.
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It would have far-reaching consequences for relations between @placeholder and what we as a whole might call the Western world.
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In an earlier media interview Wednesday, @placeholder said that Russia could "roll across the country in three to five days if it wanted to," a NATO military official said.
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In an earlier media interview Wednesday, Breedlove said that Russia could "roll across the country in three to five days if it wanted to," a @placeholder military official said.
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They said they would review NATO's relations with @placeholder at their next meeting in June.
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Also terminated was an agreement under which @placeholder gave Ukraine a $100 discount on natural gas, RIA Novosti said.