4 hours agoZelenskiy calls the reserve: Ukraine Can Have the Battle for Existing
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Ukraine's president, Voldymyr Zelenskiy, has called his country's reserve soldiers to office and has warned that Ukraine could face the battle for existence. He ruled out the possibility of general mobilization in his evening talk to the people. However, the decision to return the active reserve is [...]
He ruled out the possibility of general mobilization in his evening talk to the people. However, the decision to return the active reserve is a sign that Ukraine is facing potential military clashes with its neighbour, writes The Guardian.
On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would support the territorial claims of self-declared republics in Luhansk and Donetsk, dramatically increasing the likelihood of a larger war in the near future.
US President Joe Biden said he would impose new sanctions against Russia because of the “beginning” of the Ukraine invasion, but added that there is still time to avoid war.
On Wednesday, Russia's ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, spoke against sanctions, saying: “I don't remember a single day when our country lived without any restrictions from the Western world. We have learned how to work in such conditions and not only to survive, but also to develop our country. ”
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking to his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, in Washington, warned that the current crisis is Europe's largest <x0 threat since World War II”.
Australia, Canada and Japan joined the United States, Great Britain and the European Union in imposing sanctions on Russia after Germany made a decision to cut off the gas pipeline approval process <x0nd>Norrd Stream 2”
