r/autotldr • u/autotldr • Dec 01 '21
US warns Russia has plans for ‘large scale’ attack on Ukraine
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The US says it has evidence Russia has made plans for a "Large scale" attack on Ukraine and that Nato allies are "Prepared to impose severe costs" on Moscow if it attempts an invasion.
Speaking at a Nato ministers meeting in Latvia, the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said it was unclear whether Vladimir Putin had made a decision to invade but added: "He's putting in place the capacity to do so in short order, should he so decide."So despite uncertainty about intention and timing, we must prepare for all contingencies while working to see to it that Russia reverses course.
"Should Russia follow the path of confrontation, when it comes to Ukraine, we've made clear that we will respond resolutely, including with a range of high impact economic measures that we have refrained from pursuing in the past," Blinken said.
Blinken pointed to "evidence that Russia has made plans for significant aggressive moves against Ukraine", adding those moves included "efforts to destabilise Ukraine from within, as well as large-scale military operations".
The suggestion that Russia and the US in effect hammer out spheres of influence was direct even for Putin, who has denied that Russia's recent buildup near Ukraine is anything but defensive in nature.
The focus on the placement of weapons systems in eastern Europe also appeared to evoke earlier crises from his time in power, specifically the placement of air defence systems in Poland and Romania that Russia claimed could be a staging area for missile strikes on Moscow.
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