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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“Biden would do nothing and NATO without us is useless.”
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I think you just stated the bottom line in all of this.
I also think that’s how the Russians and Chinese view it (i.e., Biden and our so-called allies won’t do a thing).
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