White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Friday that the Biden government is ready to take sanctions or other measures against Russia if Ukraine attacks Ukraine.
Saki said Russian President Vladimir Putin was taking steps that would allow him to invade the neighboring country.
“That’s why we want to be prepared in an area where we express serious concerns,” he said.
The spokesman also said that the United States is establishing a possible relationship with Putin to discuss the matter.
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov told parliament on Friday, citing intelligence reports, that Russia did so after gathering more than 94,000 troops near the Ukrainian border to prepare for a possible full-scale military offensive in late January. Is.
“Our intelligence analyzes all scenarios, including the worst,” Reznikov said. “She notes that a large-scale conflict with Russia is likely. The most likely time for this is the end of January.
The minister said Ukraine would do nothing to aggravate the situation, but was ready to fight back if Russia attacked. Also according to Reznikov, the country is proceeding with the construction of two naval bases on its southern coast.
Moscow, for its part, accused Ukraine and the United States of “destabilizing behavior” and suggested that Kiev was preparing to launch its own offensive in eastern Ukraine, which Ukrainian officials vehemently denied. have make.
The Interfax news agency reported that the deputy speaker of Russia’s upper house of parliament denied that Moscow was planning any offensive in eastern Ukraine, adding that Russia was trying to prevent a major escalation in the region. Will make every effort.
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