In the war between Russia and Ukraine, which has entered its 34th day, the allegations that Vladimir Putin’s plan to invade Ukraine quickly did not go as he expected. Russian military forces are currently in a stalemate with fierce fighting. Meanwhile, it was alleged that Vladimir Putin once threatened to deploy Russian troops in six capitals in just two days.
The Russian President is said to have warned former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko that he could send troops to Ukraine, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Romania within 48 hours.
Putin allegedly made statements in 2014 that he could have troops in the capitals of all six countries within two days.
According to the news of the German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung, Russian leader Vladimir Putin
He said to Petro Poroshenko, who left the post to Volodymyr Zelensky in 2019:
“If I wanted, within two days I could deploy Russian troops not only in Kiev, but also in Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn, Warsaw and Bucharest.”
The newspaper reports that Putin also told Poroshenko “not to trust the EU too much”. “If they are not stopped now, they will cross the borders of Europe and spread across the world,” Poroshenko told the US Congress in 2014.
The Kremlin denied the allegations after Putin’s rhetoric spread.
Last month, the Russian government claimed that the Russian invaders would be greeted friendly by citizens in Ukraine. However, Russian forces instead encountered strong resistance and were unable to secure Kiev.