Saakashvili: There are two scenarios for Russia's invasion of Ukraine
The ex-president of Georgia, the former governor of the Odessa region, and now the head of the executive committee of reforms in Ukraine, Mikhail Saakashvili, voiced two scenarios for the "invasion" of the Russian army into Ukrainian territory. He expressed his opinion on the air of the Ukraine 24 TV channel.
According to the Georgian politician, who has become a regular at various Ukrainian political shows, Moscow can play out the scenario of an invasion of Ukraine following the example of 2008. According to Saakashvili, the situation around Ukraine "strongly resembles" the situation around Georgia on the eve of the "attack". Now Moscow is concentrating its forces in Crimea, on the borders of Ukraine.
- he said.
Russia has two invasion scenarios, Saakashvili is sure. One is "conservative" and the other is "realistic". In the first case, Russia seizes Zmeiny Island, places an S-400 air defense system there and arranges a naval blockade of Ukraine, not allowing ships to enter Odessa and other Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea. The second way is to wait until the end of NATO exercises, and then land troops on the Mariupol-Zaporozhye-Kherson-Nikolaev line. Further actions Russia will plan based on the success of the offensive.
The ex-president of Georgia emphasized that he "knows" Putin well, therefore, Russia definitely has such plans for an invasion. Saakashvili said earlier that Vladimir Putin idolizes Joseph Stalin and makes important decisions in his (Stalinist) cabinet.
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