KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's leaders sought Tuesday to reassure the nation
that an invasion from neighboring Russia was not imminent, even as they
acknowledged the threat is real and received a shipment of U.S. military
equipment to shore up their defenses.

Moscow has denied it is planning an assault, but it has massed an
estimated 100,000 troops near Ukraine in recent weeks and is holding
military drills at multiple locations in Russia. That has led the United
States and its NATO allies to rush to prepare for a possible war.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ukraine-urges-clam-russian-invasion-imminent-82457773

Several rounds of high stakes diplomacy have failed to yield any
breakthroughs, and tensions escalated further this week. NATO said it was
bolstering its deterrence in the Baltic Sea region, and the U.S. ordered
8,500 troops on higher alert for potential deployment to Europe as part of
an alliance “response force" if necessary. British Prime Minister Boris
Johnson also said he is prepared to send troops to protect NATO allies in
Europe.

In Ukraine, however, authorities have sought to project calm in order not
to destabilize the situation and avoid panic — and many citizens have
expressed skepticism that there will be an invasion soon.

In parliament, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said that “as of today,
there are no grounds to believe” that Russia is preparing to invade
imminently, noting that its troops have not formed what he called a battle
group that could force its way through the border.

“Don't worry, sleep well,” he said. “No need to have your bags packed.”

Reznikov's remarks follow multiple reassurances from President Volodymyr
Zelenskyy and other officials. On Monday, Zelenskyy told the nation that
the situation was “under control.”

In an interview aired late Monday, however, the defense minister
acknowledged that “there are risky scenarios" that “are possible and
probable in the future.”

Russia has said Western accusations it is planning an attack are merely a
cover for NATO’s own planned provocations. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov
on Tuesday once again accused the U.S. of “fomenting tensions” around
Ukraine, a former Soviet state that has been locked in a conflict with
Russia for almost eight years.

### - yeah am not surprised if ukraine's asshole is starting to squeak
just a little bit?

coz surely it's dawnin' on 'em by NOW that THEY'S the frontline in any
coming war, lol with russia??

"forward they cried from the rear
and the front rank... died" ?

oh they's gonna be the cannon fodder alright make no mistake!

and is a bit late to back out now huh...

(you've been dancin' & romancin' with the devil ukranine, and now it's
time to fuck!)