Biden predicts that if Russia invades Ukraine, it will gain a military advantage, but soldiers will suffer heavy casualties, which is not a piece of cake in the Russian military. (Image source/flickr)
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded on Thursday to U.S. President Biden’s stern warning to Moscow that such intimidation did nothing to ease tensions and instead risked further worsening the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
As Russia continues to increase its troops on the Ukrainian border and announces a new round of naval exercises in the Black Sea, a war between Russia and Ukraine appears to be imminent, leading the United States to propose a summit between President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin as a last-ditch effort to prevent Europe from falling into a new war .
U.S. considers withdrawing diplomats from Ukraine
At the same time, “Bloomberg” reported that in view of the tension between Russia and Ukraine, people familiar with the matter said that Washington will announce recently that it will require the family members of diplomats stationed in Ukraine to return to China, and that non-essential staff can leave on their own. According to the website of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, there are about 180 U.S. and 560 Ukrainian staff members in the embassy, excluding family members and U.S. citizens living in Ukraine.
On the eve of the first anniversary of his inauguration, US President Biden delivered a national speech on the evening of the 19th. In response to the 120,000 Russian troops gathering heavily on the Ukrainian border, Putin predicted that Putin would send troops to Ukraine. For this reason, he warned that “the Russian military will pay a heavy price if it dares to commit a crime in Ukraine. The price.” But Biden changed the conversation and said, if it is only a “minor incursion” (minor incursion), it is not necessarily!”
Biden said a full-scale Russian invasion would be the most important war since World War II, with the risk of spreading beyond Ukraine and the situation could get out of control. Biden predicts that Russia will gain a military advantage in the invasion, but soldiers will suffer heavy casualties, which is not a piece of cake in the Russian military.
A full-scale Russian invasion would be the most important war since World War II
Biden noted that the U.S. has recently provided Ukraine military aid. If Russia dares to invade Ukraine, it will pay a heavy price in the immediate, short, medium and long term.
Regarding Biden’s threat, Peskov told reporters by phone on Thursday (January 20) that these comments will definitely not ease the current tension in Europe, but may lead to instability.
Washington and Western allies have repeatedly threatened to impose sweeping economic and political sanctions on Russia if Russia invades Ukraine, but NATO remains divided over its response plan. NATO has said that in the event of war, NATO will send troops to the east, and the United States has continued to discuss a series of sanctions with European allies.
Russia makes unreasonable demands on the West
Moscow has denied plans to use force and blamed NATO and the United States for the deteriorating security situation. Moscow has warned that if the West does not take Russia’s security conditions seriously, it will take military-strategic surprise moves, but as long as the West complies with those demands, the crisis can be defused.
Several of Moscow’s proposals are considered unworkable by Western countries, such as the need for a NATO military alliance led by Washington to end military activities in Eastern Europe and Ukraine, and never accept former Soviet vassal states as new NATO members.
The lack of a breakthrough in talks aimed at de-escalating the crisis last week forced U.S. Secretary of State Blinken to begin a diplomatic trip to Europe on Wednesday, after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev on Wednesday, and on Thursday in Berlin with Germany, France and Britain on a transatlantic four-nation tour. Group officials held talks.
Washington and its allies are ready to respond in writing next week to Russia’s proposals for NATO’s future and European security, which Moscow said must be addressed, Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during talks in Geneva on Friday. to avoid military action.
Ukraine wants to join NATO, Russia firmly opposes it
However, Blinken reiterated the position of the United States and NATO that the West still cannot compromise on the right of Ukraine and other former Soviet vassals to join NATO in the future.
The military standoff between Russia and Ukraine has been on the brink of war for weeks, and fears are growing that Europe could be caught up in war again. Recently, Russia has increased its military intimidation against Ukraine. On the 21st, it announced that a large-scale naval exercise will be held from January to February, and 140 ships of all Russian fleets will be assembled to hold exercises in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
This week, six Russian landing ships set sail from the Baltic Sea on their way to the southern waters of Ukraine, and experts predict that if Russia decides to launch an attack, they will first attack the southern coast of Ukraine for an amphibious attack.
US provides $650 million in military aid
Ukrainian intelligence has accused Russian-recruited mercenaries of sneaking across the border and has smuggled out more than 7,000 tons of fuel, several tanks and heavy artillery.
Blinken said the U.S. provided $650 million in military aid and continued to provide more defense equipment. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said they were concerned about the safety of countries around Ukraine, saying on Friday they would fire anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles if necessary to help Ukraine defend itself, and the Czech government said it was considering supplying the ammunition Ukraine needs.
The Biden administration remains insistent that it is open to talks to de-escalate tensions. Speaking at a news conference after meeting the Russian foreign minister, Blinken said the exchange between the two was “frank and substantive” and should trigger further talks, including those of leaders at the highest level.
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