Biden: Sending US troops to Ukraine 'not on the table'

[mystery-ak]

Biden: Sending US troops to Ukraine 'not on the table'
By Morgan Chalfant - 12/08/21 11:50 AM EST

 
President Biden on Wednesday said the United States is not considering sending troops to Ukraine amid rising fears about the possibility of a Russian military invasion there.

“That is not on the table,” Biden told reporters at the White House before departing for a trip to Kansas City, Mo.

“We have a moral obligation and a legal obligation to our NATO allies if they were to attack under Article 5, it’s a sacred obligation. That obligation does not extend to … Ukraine,” he added.

Biden said it would “depend upon what the rest of the NATO countries were willing to do as well” but rejected the idea that the U.S. would “unilaterally use force to confront Russia” if it were to invade.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/584898-biden-sending-us-troops-to-ukraine-not-on-the-table

[Right_in_Virginia]

We'll be lucky to live through this regime.

[Kamaji]

That should not have been publicly stated.

It may very well be true; but there is no point in facilitating Putin's decision process by removing all doubt.

[EdinVA]

“That is not on the table,”

Yea, vaccine mandates were not on the table either.... hmmm

[Killer Clouds]

That should not have been publicly stated.

It may very well be true; but there is no point in facilitating Putin's decision process by removing all doubt.

Traitor Joe and his handlers that tell him what to say are just too stupid to understand that.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Biden said "troops".

Did the Qtip-in-Chief mention anything about "advisors", "contractors", or "intelligence agents"?

... sending "advisors" is usually the first step into the next quagmire.

[mystery-ak]

Joe Biden: No Unilateral Troops to Ukraine ‘Right Now’ but U.S. Will Back NATO

Charlie Spiering 8 Dec 2021

President Joe Biden on Wednesday said the United States would not unilaterally send troops to defend Ukraine if Russia decided to invade.

The president commented on his video call he had on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he left the White House for a trip to Kansas City, Missouri.

When reporters asked if he would rule out sending American troops into Ukraine, Biden replied, “Yes.”

“That is not on the table,” he added.

Biden noted that the United States had a moral and legal obligation to defend countries in the NATO alliance and reminded reporters that Ukraine was not a member of NATO.

“The idea the United States is going to unilaterally use force to confront Russia invading Ukraine is not in the cards right now,” Biden continued.

He did say that the United States would back NATO if it decided to act but downplayed the idea of sending in troops to Ukraine.

The president warned Russia that the United States would level “severe consequences” if Russia invaded Ukraine, repeating talking points issued by the White House on Tuesday.

He said he spoke with Putin to send a “clear and direct” message to Russia about what he could expect from the United States if his country invaded Ukraine.

“I was very straightforward, and there were no minced words,” Biden said, adding he was “absolutely confident he got the message.”

Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan said after the meeting that the president promised Putin he would be tougher on Russia than former President Barack Obama was after Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.

“I will look you in the eye and tell you, as President Biden looked President Putin in the eye and told him today, that things we did not do in 2014 we are prepared to do now,” Sullivan said.


https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/08/joe-biden-no-unilateral-troops-to-ukraine-right-now-but-u-s-will-back-nato/

[Kamaji]

And what happens when Russia is "invited" in by the leaders of a coup in order to assist in settling things down?  Will that be treated as an invasion?

[Right_in_Virginia]

By the way, is it at all notable that Crimea became part of Russia during the Obama administration, and now Russia is supposedly preparing to invade Ukraine during the Biden administration, but never did either when they had their blackmail-controlled puppet in the White House?— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) December 8, 2021

[Cyber Liberty]

Which means "invading Ukraine is ON the table."  May God save this Republic.

[corbe]

   Putin has advised bidet that the payments from Ukraine to hunter will continue, he'll screw it up anyway. 

[Kamaji]

The problem with allowing Russia to take over Ukraine, is that it leaves one less border state between Russia and NATO member states.  We can get away with a half-assed defense of Ukraine, and in practice letting Russia control a few eastern provinces of Ukraine, and we can do so through proxies, but we will not be able to avoid having to send in troops and materiel if Russia decides that it would like to take one or more of the Baltic states back, because those states are members of NATO and we would be obligated under the treaty to fully defend them against incursion by Russia.

[libertybele]

 Indeed @mystery-ak  "Pray for Peace, Prepare for War". 

God help us all.