Russian foreign affair's spokeswoman Maria Zakharova referred to NATO campaigns in Iraq, Libya and Syria and Yugoslavia.
Upping the ante is U.S. intelligence which has reportedly sounded the alarm over a potential Moscow-led invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.
An unnamed Biden administration official told the Post that based on the images, the Russian plans"call for a military offensive against Ukraine" early next year which"involve extensive movement of 100 battalion tactical groups with an estimated 175,000 personnel."
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