5 minutes agoUS says it will send troops to Eastern Europe if Russia invades Ukraine
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The United States has said it will send reinforcements to NATO's east wing and impose severe economic sanctions in case of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. That warning for Moscow came hours before talks between the US and Russian presidents. White House chief Joe Biden, also wants [...]
White House chief Joe Biden will also make clear to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the United States will not exclude Ukraine's NATO membership in the future, as the Russian president has requested, a senior American official said.
The official highlighted before reporters before the virtual summit between Biden and Putin that the first Russian intervention in Ukraine had led to more United States troops and equipment being sent to the east of Europe and that this time a similar reaction would be made, writes The Guardian.
The case would be that if Putin intervenes, there would be a growing demand from the eastern wing allies and a positive response from the United States, that additional forces, capacities and exercises will be developed there to ensure the security of our eastern wing allies in front of him spoiled aggression in Ukraine”, the US official said, but made it clear that Biden would not threaten the US Army with direct response.
He added that “visible economic counters” from the United States and Europe “could cause considerable and severe economic damage to the Russian economy”.
On the other hand, the Russian president has said he will seek “security fund” for Russia, including stopping NATO enlargement or military support for Ukraine. The White House has made it clear that such a thing will not be in discussions.
