In an interview with Reuters, General Philip Breedlove, NATO Supreme Allied Commander, painted a foreboding picture of an imminent Russian threat. Breedlove claimed that there are 40,000 troops massed on the Ukrainian border. He went on to claim that the troops are in a high level of readiness and that all the required components of an invading force are in place, including the required mix of personnel and materiel. He claimed they could achieve their strategic goal within three to five days. Russia has repeatedly downplayed any threat, claiming that the troops are involved in routine exercises. Breedlove continued to speculate what the ‘goal’ of this force might be, and offered three possible scenarios:
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