“In 2014 we also didn't believe that Crimea could be annexed"

Now, as the West warns a fresh attack is a “distinct possibility” as soon as next week, many in Kyiv aren’t convinced.

“I don’t believe that Russia is going to invade Kyiv. The situation is wound up from both sides,” Oleksandr Bovtach, 55, told NBC News. “The West and Putin are playing each other’s nerves.”

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Although some are wary of an invasion, few are preparing for that possibility.

“When I start thinking about it — it’s scary. But I try not to read too much news, not to panic,” said Yevheniia Biliavska, 30. “In 2014 we also didn’t believe that Crimea could be annexed,” she added. “But Putin is a crazy old man.”

The Kyiv-based DJ said she and her husband were mulling relocating abroad, but the only concrete preparations they have made is paperwork for their dog.

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