The general secretary of the OTANJens Stoltenberg, assured this Saturday that Russia is planning a full-scale attack on Ukraine and has stressed that “troops are not being withdrawn” as the Kremlin says.
“The risk of a Russian attack on Ukraine is very, very high”Stoltenberg said in an interview with the German network ARD.
Thus, the secretary general of the Atlantic Alliance supports the Statement by US President Joe Bidenthat Russia was escalating the conflict in the separatist areas of eastern Ukraine to create an excuse to justify an attack.
“The growing violations of the ceasefire, the false claims of alleged genocide in separatist-controlled areas and the evacuation of the region’s population to Russia are worrying signs,” Stoltenberg said.
Even so, from NATO believe that “it is not too late”so they urge Moscow to de-escalate the tension.
Asked about the Kremlin’s accusations that The West would have failed to not expand NATO to the eastStoltenberg has explained that the Atlantic Alliance “has the right” to negotiate with sovereign European states.
The US and the UK warn of an attack in the coming days
The president of United States, Joe Biden assured on Friday that Washington has “reason to believe” that Russian forces will attack Ukraine in the coming days.and that the main target will be the capital, Kiev.
“We believe that they will target the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, a city of 2.8 million innocent people”warned the president, who has remarked that the United States is “loudly and repeatedly denouncing Russia’s plans.”
“We are doing everything in our power to remove any reason Russia may give to justify invading Ukraine and prevent them from moving. Make no mistake: if Russia continues with its plans, it will be responsible for a catastrophic and unnecessary war.”Biden said at a press conference from the White House.
On the other hand, the British Foreign Minister, Elizabeth Truss, has warned this Saturday that “the worst scenario” could be presented for Ukraine as soon as next week and for this reason he has advocated preparing for any eventuality.
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“We need to prepare for the worst possible scenario and the worst possible scenario could happen next week.. The reality is that Russia wants to turn the clock back, to the 90s and even earlier.”Truss has said from the Munich Security Conference, which is taking place this weekend.
To Truss, “We are in one of the most dangerous moments for European security” since the beginning of the 20th century due to this possible “invasion”, as he explained during his speech at the Munich Security Conference.