Biznextindia : Amid heightened tensions due to Russia’s nuclear war-game scheduled on Saturday, the US president Joe Biden has said that the United States and our Allies and partners will support the Ukrainian people and will hold Russia accountable for its actions.
In a series of twits, he said that he have enough reasons to believe that Russia will invade Ukraine as the Russian forces surrounded Ukraine from all sides.
“The fact remains: Russian troops currently have Ukraine surrounded from Belarus to the Black Sea in the south — and along Ukraine’s borders. We have reason to believe Russian forces are planning and intend to attack Ukraine in the coming days” he twitted.
We’ve seen reports of a major uptick of violations of the ceasefire by Russian-backed fighters attempting to provoke Ukraine — and we continue to see more disinformation pushed out to the public.
All of this is consistent with the playbook that the Russians have used before. pic.twitter.com/0HHiCRxcTf
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 19, 2022
“We’re calling out Russia’s plans. Not because we want a conflict, but because we are doing everything in our power to remove any reason Russia may give to justify invading Ukraine. If Russia pursues its plans, it will be responsible for a catastrophic and needless war of choice.
We’ve seen reports of a major uptick of violations of the ceasefire by Russian-backed fighters attempting to provoke Ukraine — and we continue to see more disinformation pushed out to the public. All of this is consistent with the playbook that the Russians have used before. The United States and our Allies and partners will support the Ukrainian people. We will hold Russia accountable for its actions. The West is united and resolved — and we are ready to impose severe sanctions on Russia if it further invades Ukraine” he said.