Ukraine news latest — Putin ‘may mobilise up to 200,000 troops’ as Russia plotting to launch new offensive ‘imminently’

VLADIMIR PUTIN “may mobilise up to 200,000 troops” as he is plotting a new offensive in the Ukraine war that could take shape “imminently” according to a US-based thinktank. The general secretary of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, said there are “no indications” that Vladimir Putin is preparing to negotiate for peace and noted that Moscow may mobilise up to 200,000 troops. It comes as the ISW claimed a Ukrainian military chief – Ivan Tymochko – has “relatedly stated that Russian forces are strengthening their grouping in Donbas as part of an anticipated offensive.” The thinktank said: “Stoltenberg’s and Tymochko’s statements support ISW’s previous forecast that Russian forces are setting conditions to launch an offensive effort, likely in Luhansk Oblast, in the coming months. “Russian military bloggers additionally continued to indicate that the Russian information space is setting conditions for and anticipating a Russian offensive.” Read our Ukraine war blog below for the latest news…