Vice-President of the European Commission (EC) Margaritis Schinas said that in the event of an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, more than a million refugees could arrive in Europe. He spoke about this in an interview with Welt.

"According to estimates, between 20,000 and over one million refugees could arrive," he said. According to the politician, the European Commission is currently preparing for various scenarios, contingency plans are being drawn up, and an appropriate task force has been established.

Earlier, American Politico wrote that Russia could "start an invasion" of Ukraine after February 20. Journalists explain the choice of February 20 as the date of the “attack” by the fact that it is during this period that “the largest military exercises since the Cold War” will be completed. We are talking about the joint maneuvers of Belarussia "Allied Resolve - 2022".

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the situation with the escalation in Ukraine is developing not in Russia, but in the minds of the West, so you need to ask questions there.

Moscow has repeatedly denied all accusations of preparing an "invasion" of Ukraine. The Russian authorities emphasize that any movement of troops across the country is a sovereign matter.

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