NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called the crisis in Ukraine the most dangerous in a generation and called on Russia to “take a step back” and choose diplomacy.
In a press conference on Tuesday (22), Stoltenberg said that there is a “serious escalation and violation of international law” and that the crisis was created by Russia.
“We encourage Ukraine not to respond to Russian provocations,” he said.
The secretary also said there was a chance of a Russian attack and that the thousands of Russian troops along Ukraine’s border were in an attack position.
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After months of military escalation and intemperance on the Ukrainian border, Russia is increasing pressure on its former Soviet neighbor, threatening to destabilize Europe and involve the United States.
Russia has been tightening its military grip around Ukraine for the past year, amassing tens of thousands of troops, equipment and artillery at the country’s gates. The mobilization prompted warnings from US intelligence officials that a Russian invasion could be imminent.
In recent weeks, diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions have not come to a conclusion. The independence of Donetsk and Luhansk, two Ukrainian separatist areas, was recognized by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday (21).
The escalation in the years-long conflict between Russia and Ukraine has set off the continent’s biggest security crisis since the Cold War, raising the specter of a dangerous confrontation between Western powers and Moscow.
(From Sarah Marsh and Madeline Chambers of Reuters and Eliza Mackintosh,
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