Pentagon say Russian troops assembling at the border with Ukraine ‘are ready’

Vladimir Putin is “as ready as he can be” to command a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a US official has warned.

The Russian military has 80 per cent of troops assembled around Ukraine in an attack position to launch an invasion at any time, the US believes.

A US defence official told Reuters news agency: “He is as ready as he can be. We’ve been saying any day now and it’s certainly possible that today is that day.”

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