The Russian Federation, in preparation for the joint Belarusian-Russian exercise "West 2017", concentrated on the border with Ukraine not enough troops to attack Ukraine.

This was stated by the Speaker of the State Border Service of Ukraine Oleg Slobodyan on the air of one of the TV channels.

"I do not think that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to open a new front. To open a new front of those forces that are accumulating in Belarus will not be enough for offensive actions, if we talk about Ukraine. Although we should not forget about the Baltic countries, "he said.

RF, according to Slobodyan, always "does more than he says," and often does not at all what its representatives are announcing earlier. He expressed the opinion that Moscow is using these exercises to strengthen its positions on the territory of Belarus.

"It is not ruled out that these units will remain on a rotational basis. Of course, these exercises are used to, perhaps, see our reaction to such large-scale maneuvers near the northern border, "the speaker of the border service summarized.

Earlier, representatives of Ukrainian border guards reported on the successful strengthening of the state border in all areas of a possible breakthrough of Russian troops.