Is Russia going to invade Ukraine?

(News 1st); Ukraine has raised questions demanding whether Russian Forces getting ready for a war in Ukraine.

They stated that at least 130,000 Russian troops are positioned within reach of Ukraine's borders.

Furthermore, Russia demands security guarantees from the West.

In the meantime, the US stated to all Russian Forces are in place to launch military action any day, while Moscow has repeatedly said it has NO such plans and points to the withdrawal of some units.

Moreover, Russia stated that they don't have any plans of attacking Ukraine.

More than 100,000 Russian troops have been deployed close to Ukraine's borders and a reported 30,000 more are engaged in exercises in Belarus, close to its 1,084km (674 miles) border with Ukraine.

Russia's Defence Ministry stated that they are sending some of it's units back to base after they completed combat drills, however, major exercises are still going on.

The Belarus exercises are scheduled to end on 20 February.

Many Western governments have called on their citizens to leave Ukraine and some countries have begun withdrawing observers with European security organization the OSCE.