The United States warned this Sunday of the high possibility of a Russian attack on Ukraine “very soon”, and its president, Joe Biden, reiterated the commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of that country.
The US government security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said today in a televised interview that an invasion of Ukraine by Russia could occur “at any moment”.
“We cannot predict the day exactly, but a Russian invasion of Ukraine could start at any time, including the week that begins now,” Sullivan said in an interview on CNN.
The White House security adviser indicated that the analysis by US Intelligence of the The positioning and maneuvers undertaken in recent days by the Russian Armed Forces determine that the possibility of an attack “very soon” on Ukraine is high.
In other In his morning interview on CBS, Sullivan reiterated that in the event of a war between Russia and Ukraine, US President Joe Biden has no intention of sending US troops to fight the Russians.
For his part, Biden spoke this Sunday by phone with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, to whom he reiterated his country’s commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine in the face of a possible attack by Russia .
As reported by the White House in a statement, the US president told Zelensky that the US will respond “quickly and decisively” together with its allies and partners against Russian aggression in Ukraine.
Both leaders opted to continue seeking a diplomatic path to the conflict and to deter the accumulation of Russian troops in the Ukrainian border.
The conversation between Biden and Zelensky lasted 51 minutes.
Biden spoke yesterday by phone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and warned him that the US and its allies will quickly impose “severe costs” on Russia if it invades Ukraine.
The US president also indicated to Putin that although the US is prepared for the diplomatic channel on the situation in Ukraine, it is “equally prepared” for scenarios other than diplomacy.
The US president told his Russian counterpart that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would produce “widespread human suffering” and would reduce Russia’s prestige in the world.
In parallel, the Ukrainian government demanded this Sunday a meeting in the next 48 hours with Russia and all the countries participating in the Vienna Document of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) after Moscow ignored the ultimatum it had to respond in detail on his military activities it is near the border with Ukraine.
Tensions between Kiev and Moscow have increased since last November after Russia summoned more than 100.000 troops near the Ukrainian border, which triggered alarms in Ukraine and the West, which denounced the preparations for an invasion.
Last December, Russia demanded binding security guarantees from the US and NATO to prevent the Atlantic Alliance from expanding further to the east and placing offensive weapons near its borders.
Moscow also recently wrote to all member countries of the OSCE a letter to position themselves on what they understand by indivisible security in Europe.
Despite all diplomatic efforts, de-escalation has not been achieved so far.
Russia alleges that it has the sovereign right to station troops at any point on its territory and denounces Once the massive supply of weapons to Ukraine by the West.
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