According to a military expert from the region, the arrival of 4,000 Russian troops at the country’s border with Ukraine could cause a European war.
Pavel Felgenhauer’s warnings came when social media showed that the Russian military build-up near rebel-held eastern Ukraine and the annexed Crimean region was evident, according to reports.
“The crisis has the potential to escalate into a pan-European war, not even a world crisis,” Felgenhauer, an independent Russian military analyst, said in a recent interview with Russia’s Rosbalt newspaper. ‘Will it happen or not? Let’s wait and see. In the West, they do not know what to do about it. ”
On Friday, Russia warned that it would “take extra measures” if NATO troops sent to Ukraine, while images of Russian military helicopters and tanks surfaced at the border.
Last week, the US offered Ukraine “unwavering support”.
