Russia is willing to risk 'real financial harm' and all-out war to achieve its political objectives in Ukraine, defense analysts have said.
A spokesperson for the Russian government was not immediately available to comment when contacted by CNBC.Samuel Cranny-Evans, a research analyst at defense and security thinktank the Royal United Services Institute, said it was likely there was still a way to go before Russia invades Ukraine.
He added that what we have seen so far was "just the first step," and now that things like air defense assets, convoys of fuel and ammunition — and the personnel to man all of the equipment — were being moved to the border, Russia was taking its second step. Cranny-Evans speculated that the first act of war would most likely be long-range missile strikes that targeted key military and industrial infrastructure in Ukraine.
Mathieu Boulegue, a research fellow at Chatham House's Russia and Eurasia program agreed, telling reporters during the think tank's press briefing on Friday that the Russians did not yet appear to be ready to invade.
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