Russia Has Rejected U.S. Demands on Ukraine, Biden State Dept. Predicts Invasion by Mid-February
by Kyle Becker
about 3 hours ago
The U.S. and Russia appear poised to engage in a militarized conflict over Ukraine. President Joe Biden is issuing a dire warning that a Russian invasion would have “enormous consequences worldwide.”
“This would be the largest … invasion since World War II,” Biden said on Wednesday. “It would change the world.”
America’s top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, Kristina A. Kvien, added to the foreboding tone with assurances that Ukrainian troops are “well equipped” and “ready.”
“Russian soldiers sent to Ukraine at the behest of the Kremlin will face fierce resistance,” she said. “The losses to Russia will be heavy.”
The Pentagon has put 8,500 U.S. military personnel on “prepare to deploy orders,” while U.S. commanders say they could redeploy some of the 64,000 troops permanently stationed in Europe at a moment’s notice.
The United States and its NATO allies have delivered its demands to Moscow in the form of a letter, but Russia’s foreign minister says that the nation received no “positive response.”
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