The drumbeat of warnings that a larger conflict could start at any moment continued Friday after President Biden warned that Washington saw no signs of a promised Russian withdrawal of troops around Ukraine but, rather, more being moved in.
False images and narratives of Ukrainian atrocities and other allegations have been spread by Russia-aligned media and digital actors.
The U.S. announced the $6-billion sale of 250 tanks to Poland, a NATO member that has been occupied or attacked by Russia in previous centuries. Announcing the deal, Austin said Russia’s military buildup had only reinvigorated NATO instead of cowing it, as Moscow had hoped.warned that Europe’s security balance is under threat. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the situation is “calling into question the basic principles of the European peace order.
Despite the Russian denials, Washington and its allies are concerned that the longtime separatist conflict simmering in eastern Ukraine could provide an excuse for an invasion, though they have not provided details. With tensions already at their highest level since the Cold War, the Russian military announced that President Vladimir Putin would monitor a sweeping exercise of the country’s nuclear forces Saturday that would involve multiple practice missile launches — a stark reminder of the Russia’s nuclear might.keep Ukraine out of NATOBiden planned to speak by phone Friday with transatlantic leaders about the Russian military buildup and the West’s continued efforts at deterrence and diplomacy.
On Thursday, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken revealed some conclusions of U.S. intelligence, part of a strategy
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