After weeks of escalating tension over the conflict in Ukraine, Putin has now given the green light, the Americans say. Russia has built up a large military force on the border with Ukraine in recent weeks. According to America, now it belongs to about 150,000 Russian units.
“We have reason to believe that Russian forces are planning to invade Ukraine next week,” the US president said. It is reported that Russia’s seizure of Kiev is one of the scenarios.
The president added that there is still room to avoid the crisis through diplomacy.
new stage
Biden said the conflict has entered a new phase in recent days. Russia, along with pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, will provoke escalation. Under this heading, Russia would like to justify the attack. For example, a daycare center was shot yesterday. According to the rebels, the Ukrainian army was behind this, but Biden does not believe the reading.
Meanwhile, pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine began evacuating civilians to Russia.
evacuation
The first buses from the Donetsk People’s Republic have already arrived in southwestern Russia. A US government spokesperson also described the evacuations as a “cynical step” in the propaganda battle between Russia and the West.
As Joe Biden reiterated, tonight, Russia will face severe penalties if the Russian military invades.
