Ukraine sees no deviation from U.S. policy in a remark by President Joe Biden that Russia could bear a lower cost for an 'incursion' rather than for an 'invasion' of Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian adviser said on Thursday.
U.S. President Joe Biden is seen through a glass doorway as he speaks by phone with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 9, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File PhotoKYIV, Jan 20 - Ukraine sees no deviation from U.S. policy in a remark by President Joe Biden that Russia could bear a lower cost for an "incursion" rather than for an "invasion" of Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian adviser said on Thursday.
"It is definitely not worth evaluating the words spoken the day before as something separate from the integral policy of the American administration," Podolyak wrote in a WhatsApp message to Reuters.Biden predicted on Wednesday that Russia will make a move on Ukraine, saying Russia would pay dearly for a full-scale invasion but suggesting there could be a lower cost for a "minor incursion.
"What was important for Ukrainian society to hear? The fact that Western states have a common understanding that any negative scenario in relation to Ukraine or in general in Europe will receive a coordinated, sufficient and sensitive response," Podolyak said.
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