Moscow further boosted troop levels around the Ukrainian border at the weekend, adding to President Vladimir Putin’s options should he decide on a military incursion, the Pentagon said.

 

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A military instructor teaches civilians holding replicas of Kalashnikov rifles, during a training session in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 30.

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31. Januar 2022, 09:13 MEZUpdated on31. Januar 2022, 09:34 MEZ

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Moscow further boosted troop levels around the Ukrainian border at the weekend, adding to President Vladimir Putin’s options should he decide on a military incursion, the Pentagon said. 

The crisis will be debated in the United Nations’ Security Council later on Monday. The U.S. and the European Union are zeroing in on a package of sanctions against Russia if there’s an invasion. Putin says he has no plans to launch one.