No Russian soldiers were removed from the boundary with Ukraine, a senior Biden organization official told journalists Wednesday night, questioning Moscow’s case that it was pulling back certain powers.
the authority said, adding that upwards of 7,000 soldiers have joined the 150,000 currently close to the boundary lately.
“We now know it was false,” The authority said troops were showing up as of late as Wednesday and Moscow could send off a bogus guise to attack Ukraine all of a sudden. The authority additionally gave perhaps the grimmest evaluation at this point for the chance of arriving at a strategic answer for keeping away from war.
The authority said troops were showing up as of late as Wednesday and Moscow could send off a bogus appearance to attack Ukraine without warning. The authority likewise gave perhaps the grimmest evaluation at this point for the chance of arriving at a discretionary answer for keeping away from war.
“Russia keeps saying it wants to pursue a diplomatic solution, their actions indicate otherwise,” the official said. “We hope they will change course before starting a war that will bring catastrophic death and destruction.”
Moscow has said it was pulling back a portion of the 150,000 soldiers that the United States and its partner’s caution have met around Ukraine on three sides. However, with the world looking for signs that a lethal new clash on European soil may be deflected, long stretches of high-stakes motioning from Russia were met with suspicion by the West.
“We continue to see critical units moving toward the border, not away from the border,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on MSNBC on Wednesday. “There’s what Russia says and then there’s what Russia does. We haven’t seen any pullback of its forces.”
He added, “It would be good if they followed through on what they said, but so far we haven’t seen it.”