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Russia is plotting a coup in Ukraine on December 1, the Ukrainian president announced today amid soaring tensions over thousands of Russian troops stationed at the border.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a news conference: 'We have challenges not only from the Russian Federation and possible escalation - we have big internal challenges. I received information that a coup d'etat will take place in our country on December 1-2.'
He also said his troops were in full control of the country's borders and stood ready for any escalation by Vladimir Putin.
Some 94,000 Russian troops have been sent to the Ukrainian border and the White House has warned Europe to brace for an invasion that would dwarf the 2014 annexation of the Crimea.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a news briefing following the Ukraine-EU summit in Kiev, Ukraine October 12, 2021
Vladimir Putin holds a binoculars as he watches the joint strategic exercise of the armed forces of Russia and
