Biden on Ukraine: Russia could invade in the coming days – I will not contact Putin

The risk of an invasion of Ukraine from the Russia is “very high,” he said again today Joe Biden before leaving the White House for a few hours visit to Ohio (northern USA).

The US President said that there are “any indication that they are preparing to invade Ukraine” and how not plans to have a telephone conversation with Russian President Putin, according to telegrams from AFP and Reuters.

Washington is multiplying the warnings and assuring that Russia not only does not withdraw troops from the border with Ukraine – as promised – but continues to strengthen its forces, the RIA reports.

According to ABC News, the American president answered a relevant question about whether there will be a Russian invasion of Ukraine: “My feeling is that this will happen in the coming days.”

Lloyd Austin: We and our allies will remain vigilant

On the same line were the statements of the US Secretary of Defense, earlier on Thursday, during which Russia is creating blood reserves, bringing troops closer to the border of Ukraine and deploying more fighter jets in the region.

THE Lloyd Austin Rejects Moscow’s allegations of withdrawal: “I was also a soldier and it has not been long since. I know first hand that you do not do such things for no reason. And of course you do not if you are ready to pick them up and go home. “

Maxar Technologies, a private US company monitoring Russian reinforcements, said satellite images showed that while Russia had withdrawn some military equipment from areas near Ukraine, it had reached those areas. other equipment.

“We see them bringing more aircraft, fighters and support equipment. “We are seeing them increase their readiness in the Black Sea,” said Austin, a retired general. “We even see them increase their blood supply.”

Austin, who made the remarks at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels, said the current reports of artillery fire in Ukraine remained a matter of concern.

He added that the alliance would explore ways to increase its military readiness, as Moscow’s development “brings Russian troops right on the doorstep of NATO.”

Austin also reiterated US warnings of possible provocation by Russia to justify an attack, “something we have seen in the past.”

“That way we and our allies will remain vigilant,” Austin said.

The US Secretary of Defense will then travel to Poland, where he will visit US troops. He noted that Bulgaria had agreed today to host an American contingent for joint training.

Source: News Beast

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