[20220207]IN11806_俄罗斯在乌克兰边境的军事集结.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Russian Military Buildup Along the Ukrainian Border Updated February 7, 2022 Since mid-October 2021, social media and news outlets have reported significant movement by Russian military forces, with limited Russian transparency, on or near the Ukrainian border and within Ukraines occupied Crimea region. These movements, which follow a similar but less expansive military buildup in March-April 2021 and Russias Zapad military exercises in September 2021, have come amid increasingly aggressive rhetoric reported from Russian policymakers about the so-called encroachment of NATO near Russias borders and the geopolitical status of Ukraine. This rhetoric has continued despite new bilateral negotiations between the United States and Russia, as well as joint meetings with NATO and within the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), in January 2022. On February 6, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan warned, “Any day now, Russia could take military action against Ukraine,” and said, “We believe that the Russians have put in place the capabilities to mount a significant military operation