In the autumn of this year, Russia will have all the necessary reasons for military intervention in Ukraine.

Axar.az reports that the statement came from General Ben Hodges, a former commander of US troops in Europe.

"Of course, there will be all the grounds for this in September. On the other hand, the Kremlin continues a disinformation operation in the region, which wants to try to talk about a humanitarian catastrophe. Amendments to the Russian constitution will also facilitate this. In this way, the Russian government will try to legalize its claims to the former Soviet republics," he said.