Ukraine crisis updates: The US has said that Russia is planning to attack Ukraine next week. This news has come to the fore after talks last week to end tensions between the US and Russia. According to the BBC, the White House says that US President Joe Biden has warned that Russia may invade Ukraine next month.
Indeed, the gathering of thousands of Russian troops along Ukraine’s borders in recent weeks has fueled fears of an attack. Russia, however, denied that it was planning an attack on Ukraine. The US President made these remarks in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday. In talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Biden reiterated his commitment to his country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
President Joe Biden spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky today, the White House said in a statement. President Biden reaffirmed that the United States, along with its allies and partners, is ready to respond decisively if Russia invades Ukraine. The White House reported that the two leaders discussed coordinated diplomatic efforts on European security and underscored the principle of “Ukraine without Ukraine is nothing”.
According to the statement, during the phone conversation, Biden expressed America’s support for conflict resolution efforts in a ‘Normandy’ format and expressed hope that the commitments made by the parties on the terms of the July 2020 ceasefire on January 26 will reduce tensions. to reduce and further the implementation of the Minsk Agreements. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that the US has seen preparedness on the border and an attack could happen at any time.
He said that our assessment has not changed regarding this. Earlier, the US and NATO had separately sent their responses to Russia on the matter. A senior foreign ministry official said she believes these responses provide a real opportunity for security reform in the Euro-Atlantic region provided Russia chooses diplomacy rather than conflict or violence.
Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State for Political Affairs, said that we and our NATO allies and partners have long been concerned about the same issues that Russia raised. We have been negotiating seriously these for a long time, including intermediate and short-range nuclear weapons that could target the territory of our allies. The US has threatened to block the opening of a major pipeline that would send Russian gas to Western Europe if Russia invades Ukraine.
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