Washington fears Russian attack “at any moment”

The next few days will be important. Possible attack on Ukraine “At any time”, maneuvers Is considered a concern in Belarus : The US is now sounding the alarm everywhere against Russia, however, they still say they “must look for a diplomatic way”. ⁇

“Russia is on the verge of launching an offensive in Ukraine at any moment,” said White House spokeswoman Zhen Zaki, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

Shortly afterwards, US diplomat Anthony Blingen flew to Europe. In his plan: consultations with Ukraine and Europeans but above all, an interview with his Russian envoy in Geneva on Friday.

Washington is alarmed by current and future Russian maneuvers in Belarus, a neighbor of Ukraine. Pentagon spokesman Russian President Vladimir Putin “clearly creates a force system that offers many options.”

Possible deployment of nuclear weapons

A foreign ministry official said on Tuesday that the Russian-Belarusian military exercises announced by Belarus were “extraordinary” and could lead to the establishment of a permanent Russian army in the former Soviet republic. The same source is concerned about the constitutional reform plan in Belarus that would allow Russia to maintain nuclear weapons in this country, which borders Ukraine and Poland.

Jen Psaki warned that if Moscow took action in Ukraine, the US side would “exclude any option”, questioning the very strategic North Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany and the exclusion of Russia from “Swift”. International Bank Transfer System.

Last weekend, Washington had already accused Moscow of sending agents to Ukraine to carry out “sabotage” operations to create an “excuse” for an invasion.

Blinken-Lavrov meeting on Friday

This increasingly alarming tone of the United States coincides with a new attempt to negotiate with Russia. US diplomacy has confirmed that Foreign Secretary Anthony Blingen will meet with Russian envoy Sergei Lavrov in Geneva on Friday.

“It is too late to say whether the Russian government is genuinely interested in diplomacy, whether it is willing to negotiate seriously and in good faith, or whether it will use these discussions as an excuse to say that diplomatic exchanges do not neglect Moscow’s interests,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.

Prior to that, Anthony Blingen was expected in an explosive environment in Kiev on Wednesday, with Russia stationing tens of thousands of troops on the Ukrainian border. Before him on Tuesday, his Canadian representative, Melanie Jolie, stressed the need to stand with “Ukraine” against Russia, which is the “occupier”. After that, the US Secretary of State will travel to Berlin to hold talks with the United Kingdom, France and Germany.

London, for its part, announced that it was sending weapons such as anti-tank missiles to Ukraine, while Kiev rightly complained about the West’s reluctance to strengthen their military assistance.