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Low-to-medium risk of Russian invasion of Ukraine in next few weeks: U.S. general

FILE PHOTO: General Tod Wolters, then commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, speaks during NATO Baltic air policing mission takeover ceremony in Siauliai, Lithuania August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

The head of U.S. forces in Europe said on Thursday that there was a low to medium risk of a Russian invasion of Ukraine in the next few weeks.

Asked by a lawmaker about the chances of an invasion in that timeframe, General Tod Wolters said: "Low to medium".

Wolters said the chances of an invasion beyond the next few weeks would depend on a number of factors but, based on the current trajectory and disposition of Russian forces, that likelihood would start to wane.

(Reporting by Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, Editing by Franklin Paul)

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