Joe Biden responded with offensive remarks to Vladimir Putin’s long speech on Friday, celebrating the annexation of four regions of Ukraine to Russia. The Russian president attacked not only kyiv but Washington and “the collective West”. “America and its allies will not be intimidated” and Vladimir Putin “will not frighten us”replied the President of the United States, speaking at the White House on Friday, September 30. “America and its allies are fully prepared to defend every inch of NATO territory”, he warned. Follow Saturday’s events in our live.
Washington does not believe in an “imminent” nuclear strike. “We currently see no indications of an imminent use of nuclear weapons”, assured Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, as the annexation of Ukrainian territories has revived fears of a nuclear escalation. According to this adviser, the United States will send new weapons to Ukraine next week.
The Russians in trouble in the strategic town of Lyman. This city in the Donetsk region has been partially surrounded by Ukrainian troops since Friday. Russian soldiers are “out of strength” and the situation is “hard”conceded Denis Pushilin, a senior official of the pro-Russian separatist administration in the region.
Russia blocks a UN resolution. A Security Council resolution condemning the annexation of four regions of Ukraine was, unsurprisingly, blocked by Russia, which used its right of veto. The text received 10 votes in favor, and four countries (China, India, Brazil and Gabon) abstained.
Germany patrols the North Sea. After the still unexplained explosions that led to leaks on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines, the German police patrol with “all forces available” in the North Sea, assured the German Interior Minister to the newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung. “We take current threats seriously and are protecting ourselves.”