The Russian Federation has deployed about 130,000 troops to the borders of Ukraine.
The transfer of troops will take place “in the near future” / photo REUTERS
US President Joe Biden said he would send US troops to the NATO countries of Eastern Europe, thus strengthening the security of the countries of this region.
He stated this on Friday, January 28, citing CNN .
He specified that the transfer of troops would take place “in the near future.”
“In the near future, I will be moving US troops to Eastern Europe in NATO,” the American head told reporters when asked about the timing of the deployment of troops. He added that he did not have updated data on the situation in Ukraine.
According to a Pentagon spokesman, the United States has increased the level of combat readiness of 8.5 thousand military personnel in the United States in order to be able to quickly deploy them to Eastern Europe in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Biden’s comment comes hours after top US military general and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be “terrible” for the country and urged Putin to take a diplomatic path.
On January 27, Joe Biden once again phoned Vladimir Zelensky, their conversation, according to CNN sources , “did not go very smoothly.” The White House was allegedly annoyed that the Ukrainian leader downplayed the Russian threat.
Subsequently, Washington, as well as the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, called the publication of American journalists false.
At a press conference for the foreign press, Zelensky noted that he “has no misunderstandings” with his American colleague, he just “deeply understands what is happening in the state.”
At the same time, the Ukrainian president stressed that he did not rule out a Russian invasion.
According to new data from the Ministry of Defense, the Russian Federation has deployed about 130,000 troops to the borders of Ukraine, taking into account the naval and aviation potential.
(C)UNIAN 2022
I’m glad he’s sending people, even if it’s probably for his falling poll numbers. I’m also angry to think about how this is “too little, too late.”
Hmmm… What game is Zelensky playing? Will he allow the ruSSians to get to Kyiv without major resistance? I’m not accusing him, since i’m willing to believe i’m wrong. But starting a trial of Petro Poroshenko and downplaying the threat of a full scale invasion are weird circumstances that make no sense to me.
I think that his reasoning for downplaying the threat of invasion is due to the fact that the Ukrainian economy is suffering as foreign investors are reluctant to invest with the threat of war.
Let’s hope so.
Yeah, I’m with SA on this. Zelensky also said Putin wins when everyone is panicked. He’s taking a chance because if Vladolf wanted to go in hard, he could. Zelensky would look terrible then.