The United States says Russia has enough forces near Ukraine to carry out a range of military options, including actions short of a full-scale invasion. Washington’s warning comes as Moscow made clear that the West rejected its security demands to de-escalate the crisis.
U.S. officials will press Russia on its massive military buildup near Ukraine at the United Nations Security Council meeting next week, a Biden administration official said Friday.
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed on the need for a “de-escalation” in the Ukraine crisis during a call on Friday, with the Russian leader saying he had “no offensive plans,” an aide to Macron said.
Poland has begun constructing a wall along its border with Belarus to stop migrants from entering the European Union country as concerns rise over a new refugee crisis in the region.
U.S. President Joe Biden warns that Russia might invade Ukraine next month. The White House sees “little ground for optimism” in resolving the crisis as the West rejects Russia’s security demands.
With public anxiety mounting over a feared Russian invasion, a National Guard conscript in Ukraine shot dead five people in the eastern city of Dnipro, authorities said Thursday.
Germany and the United States have warned Russia that they could target a key Russian natural gas pipeline if the country invades Ukraine.
The United States made no concessions to Russia in a written response, despite Moscow threatening “retaliatory measures” if its security demands over Ukraine were not met, the U.S. top diplomat confirmed Wednesday.
The US embassy in Ukraine on Wednesday urged its citizens in the ex-Soviet country to “consider departing now” as fears grow over a possible Russian invasion.
The latest American shipment of military assistance for Ukraine weighed in at nearly 80 tons and included 300 Javelin missiles as Western fears of a Russian incursion grow.
U.S. President Joe Biden warned Tuesday that the ongoing build-up of Russian forces near Ukraine could lead to “the largest invasion since World War II” and “change the world.”
More than 8,000 men and women in uniform remain on high alert and ready to assist NATO allies while the world waits for word of invasion or war in Eastern Europe. Russian leaders repeatedly deny any plans to invade Ukraine.
A high-ranking U.S. security official tells Worthy News there are American forces in Ukraine and that the United States will send 10,000 additional troops to Eastern Europe “in the next days.”
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said Monday that it was deploying fighter jets and aircraft carriers to Eastern Europe as Russia prepares to launch a military invasion into Ukraine.
U.S. President Joe Biden is considering deploying thousands of additional U.S. troops as well as warships and aircraft to the Baltics and Eastern Europe, amid fears of a Russian invasion into Ukraine, officials said Sunday.
The top U.S. and Russian diplomats failed to reach an agreement Friday on preventing a military conflict over Ukraine amid fears of a Russian invasion, but both sides pledged to continue negotiations.
The United States says military aid promised by U.S. President Joe Biden has been delivered to Ukraine amid concerns about a possible Russian invasion.
The U.S State Department has ordered families of U.S. embassy personnel in Ukraine to begin evacuating the country as soon as Monday amid concerns about a possible war with Russia, officials said Saturday.
Iran, Russia, and China will hold joint naval exercises in the north of the Indian Ocean on January 21, Iranian media have reported, amid speculation that the three countries are teaming up in the face of growing pressure from the United States and its allies over Ukraine and European security guarantees.
U.S. President Joe Biden predicted Wednesday that Russia would invade Ukraine after an American security diplomat told Worthy News to expect Russian military action in February.