Ukraine-Russia War: Zelenskyy Says He Believes Putin Is Preparing For War Against NATO Countries

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for a war against NATO countries next year, reported Sky News.

Moscow is planning to station nearly 1,50,000 troops in Belarus this year, which could be used against NATO countries, Zelenskyy stated.

What did Zelenskyy say?

“This year, Russia will prepare 15 divisions for training and strengthening the situation in the Belarusian direction. It will be 100,000-150,000 people," Zelenskyy said.

"And I am not sure that this group will go on the offensive against Ukraine. But it will go on the offensive," Zelenskyy said. "I am not intimidating anyone. They can simply go on the offensive into Ukraine, just like they went in 2022 ... or they will go to Poland or the Baltic countries.”

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“And I think this is his (Vladimir Putin's) idea, all I've got from intelligence, I think that he's preparing the war against NATO countries next year. But it is not 100 percent. God bless we will stop this crazy guy. How to stop him? Security guarantees for us,” Zelenskyy added.

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin negotiation talks

Ukrainian President's statement comes after US President Donald Trump and Russian head Vladimir Putin agreed to start negotiations about the Ukraine war.

US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he had a "lengthy and highly productive" phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to Trump, the two leaders discussed a range of topics, including the war in Ukraine, the Middle East, energy, artificial intelligence, and the global financial system.

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