The Pentagon accused Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of “continuing to destabilize what is already a very tense situation”.
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Should we see a form of escalation? Russia continues to reinforce its military force on the borders of Ukraine, according to accusations from the United States, Wednesday January 9. President Vladimir Putin “continues to build its capacity” military, said US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby. “Every day he gives himself more options, every day he strengthens his abilities, every day he continues to destabilize what is already a very tense situation.”
The Pentagon reports a total of “over 100,000” men now present at the borders with Ukraine and Belarus. “We have continued to observe, including in the last 24 hours, additional capacities pouring in from other regions of Russia”he added, referring to “signs that other battle groups are on the way”.
As American soldiers began to deploy to Poland and Romania to “reassure” the allies of NATO’s eastern flank, the United States say they have no intention of carrying out any operations in Ukraine, a non-NATO member country. They could, however, participate in assistance operations if American nationals residing in Ukraine were to flock to these countries in the event of a Russian invasion.
Washington accuses Moscow of preparing a potential large-scale invasion of Ukraine in the very short term, even if US officials believe that Vladimir Putin has not yet made a decision whether or not to go on the offensive. Tuesday, Emmanuel Macron had assured to have received pledges from the Russian president so that there is no“climbing” additional. According to the Elysée, his visit to Russia had made it possible to“to advance” to calm the situation.