Kiev. January 25. INTERFAX-UKRAINE - As of this moment, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have not created a single strike group that would indicate the preparation of an offensive against Ukraine, said the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.
"As of today, the fact that we are observing according to our intelligence, the fact that the intelligence services of our partner countries are observing is approximately similar to the same situation that was in the spring of last year, before Easter. Therefore, today, as of this moment, not a single strike grouping has been created by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which would indicate that tomorrow they will go on the offensive," Reznikov said on the air of the Freedom of Speech program on ICTV on Monday.
He stressed that "there are risky scenarios, they are possible in terms of probability in the future."
"But as of today, there is no such demonstration, there is no such threat," Reznikov stressed.
At the same time, the Defense Minister noted that he "does not rate highly" the scenario of a possible Russian offensive into Ukraine on February 20, as stated by the commander of the Joint Forces Operation, Alexander Pavlyuk.
