US Ambassador to Kosovo: If Russia chooses to take Ukraine deep, we are willing to impose massive consequences

In an opinion given to Metro, Jeff Hovenier, while commenting on developments between Ukraine and Russia, is saying that the US is committed to diplomacy and that for Russia, as Secretary Antony Blinken has said, diplomatic route allows only solutions for everyone, Klankosova describes.tv.

However, according to him, if Russia chooses another route, there will be consequences:

But if Russia chooses that second road and invades Ukraine further, we are ready and in line with our partners and allies to impose massive consequences on Russia, as recently confirmed by G7, the EU and NATO. These would be significant sanctions -- financial, economic -- and others that we have not imposed in the past. According to the need, we would also strengthen the defence of Ukraine and NATO, doing exactly what Putin claims he does not want.

Russia's threat to Ukraine is a threat to democratic values everywhere. Americans and Kosovars must stay together with Ukraine to secure a free and stable Europe, which is in the best interest of the people of democracies, whether they are Americans, Kosovars or others around the globe”.