Posted on 11/26/2021 10:53:35 AM PST by RomanSoldier19
Washington is putting all options on the table in determining its response to Russia’s continued military build-up near Ukraine, a senior US official said on Friday.
US Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Karen Donfried said the US is consulting with its European allies on the next moves in responding to Russia’s military escalation.
“All options are on the table. And there's a toolkit that includes a whole range of options,” Ms Donfried said in a call with reporters.
“What we're doing now is monitoring the region closely, consulting with our allies and partners on how do we deter Russian action.”
Russia has amassed thousands of troops and artillery on the Ukrainian border in recent weeks, sparking US and European concerns of a possible invasion.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is travelling to Latvia and Sweden next week to attend the Nato Foreign Ministerial and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Ministerial Council.
Russia’s military manoeuvres and threats to Ukraine will be high on both meetings’ agendas, the US official said.
“The reason we take those kinds of unusual manoeuvres seriously is because we all remember what happened in 2014. We saw Russia illegally annex part of Ukraine's sovereign territory when it occupied Crimea. And since then, we have seen ongoing violence in eastern Ukraine,” Ms Donfried said.
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Putin can be heard cackling in the background.
At first I thought I was hearing Kamala, the pitch was so high.
Blankets are probably be readied.
Yes. Fighting Russia in the Ukraine is such a brilliant idea. /s
“All options are on the table.”
There is a scientific term for what they will actually do:
“Doodley Squat”.
So is monitoring and consulting. Terrific deterrent by this admin. Get em some more blankets—maybe better thread count. That wii deter the red menace if anything will!
Even the option to run away after sunset?
“ “Doodley Squat”.”
Also known as “Jack $h*t.”
‘Toe-to-toe nuclear combat with the Rooskies’ - is that one of the “options on the table”?
‘Cause that’s what “nothing off the table” means….
Why are we sticking our noses into this business of former Soviet corruptocrats and big brother Russia?
Idiots.
More BS from a clueless administration.
One of the options include kneepads
Won’t say jack about China and Taiwan.
That would be racist.
Russians are white, so it’s ok to hate on them.
They used to say in campaigns “How will this person react to the 3 am phone call of a war crisis?”
For Biden they may have to awaken him during his all afternoon nap and for Harris it’s “Please, this is a serious matter, stop laughing.”
Russia has developed some very nasty weapons. This is their backyard and they are willing to do whatever is necessary to protect it.
The political party that is in power has also gone out of its way to make unsubstantiated allegations against Russia. Provoking the Bear is not a smart thing to do.
China will be watching our clumsiness in Ukraine too. And they will be taking notes.
True. I’d worry much more about facing the Russian Army than the Chinese. No snowflakes admitted in to the Russian one.
All options? Yah,sure!
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