‘s ‘‘ WHAT'S > __ HAPPENING BETWEEN RUSSIA & E? . ¢ ~ RUSSIA = @ Ukraine says Russia has amassed around 90,000 troops at the border. US intelligence reports say a Russian invasion of Ukraine is possible as early as next month. Russia denies threatening Ukraine and says it can deploy troops on its own territory as it pleases #QUIXPLAINEDTHE PROVOCATION @ Russia is not happy with efforts by the US and European Union to induct Ukraine into the US-led military alliance of NATO and keep it out of Rusian control. For US and EU, Ukraine acts a crucial buffer between Russia. As part ofa defence deal with Britain, Ukraine is building a naval base in Ochakiv and the other in Berdyansk. Russia is not happy #QUIXPLAINEDSexplained. HOW TWO SIDES ARE STACKED UP @ Russia have 900,000 armed personnel compared with 209,000 for Ukraine —4 Russian soldier to 1 for Ukraine. Also, if it were to invade, Russia has a ally in Belarus on the north and Crimea in the south, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014 Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies #QUIXPLAINEDGERMANY WHAT NEXT @ If Russia attacks Ukraine, US and EU have threatened to impose hard-hitting sanctions on the country, adding to the sanctions imposed after the seizure of Crimea. It may also prevent it from pumping Russian gas through the newly built Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany #QUIXPLAINEDRECENT RUSSIA-UKRAINE CLASHES @|n 2014, Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine — the first time a European country annexed territory from another country since World War 2. Earlier this year, Russia pulled back more than 100,000 troops gathered near Ukraine's border Text: ENS, Agencies; Illustration: Suvajit Dey #QUIXPLAINED