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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Diplomacy Is Deterring Russian Attack but Worst Case Cannot Be Excluded, Says Kyiv

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured) in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 19, 2022. (Reuters)

Energetic diplomacy is helping to avert the threat of a Russian military offensive against Ukraine but the worst-case scenario remains a possibility, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday.

Russia has not yet massed enough forces to mount a full-scale invasion but nor is there evidence of Russia withdrawing any of its forces, he told an online briefing for foreign media.

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