President Joe Biden listens to a reporters question after delivering remarks on the November jobs report, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, in Washington. U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian planning is underway for a possible military offensive against Ukraine that could begin as soon as early 2022 and would include an estimated 175,000 personnel, according to an administration official.
Intelligence officials also have seen an uptick in Russian information operations’ use of proxies and media outlets to denigrate Ukraine and NATO ahead of a potential invasion, the official said.Earlier Friday, President Joe Biden pledged to make it “very, very difficult” for Russia’s Vladimir Putin to take military action in Ukraine and said new initiatives coming from his administration are intended to deter Russian aggression.
There are signs that the White House and Kremlin are close to arranging a conversation next week between Biden and Putin. Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters Friday that arrangements have been made for a Putin-Biden call in the coming days, adding that the date will be announced after Moscow and Washington finalize details. The Russians say a date has been agreed upon, but declined to say when.
“It certainly would be an opportunity to discuss our serious concerns about the bellicose rhetoric, about the military buildup that we’re seeing on the border of Ukraine,” Psaki said of a potential Biden-Putin call. Blinken this week said the U.S. has “made it clear to the Kremlin that we will respond resolutely, including with a range of high-impact economic measures that we’ve refrained from using in the past.”
Lotusfeetns If true, it will lead to chaos. If false, billions of barnacles to your sources !
Don’t get involved
That was great when Biden said he's going to 'make Putin choke on his own blood and wipe Russia off the map just for the fun of it on christmas day, and then drop about 20 nuclear bombs on China on new years day'.
Matt_Severn Christmas Day!
As soon as Germany and Europe complain Russia will throttle gas supplies. Russia will invade Ukraine and then give Germany a good spanking. The Russians know how to play chess Ukraine oott
Putin has been planning this for 12 months. Trump has been in the background encouraging, saying Boden won't respond. The EU are no where to be seen. So it should be a quick war,but of course Putin likes a war and his troops are bored and need to kill. Like throwing meat to a dog
Putin, please stop.
davetroy Putin stepping in the help his Republican buddies once again.
How do we get the Cubans involved?
Maybe Ukraine will have to check their schedule and see if this FAKE WARS ok with them and see if Maybe a better time would might be better. Maybe say like spring but not as far out as summer.Maybe Ukraine will forget by then it will be a surprise. I hear fall is nice 4 war too
Why would they want to?
Happy New Ye... wait, what
How about start moving troops to Poland?
This US has simulations and plans to invade almost every country on earth. But we haven't. Even if Russia did I don't think the US or EU would do anything about it except sanctions.
Seems kinda irresponsible with covid going on
Duh
You mean like they said Russia was planning in: 2019 2018 2017 2016 2014 ...
Finally, a new crisis we can sink our teeth into.
No shit. Shocking is that comrades in Russia are working on this since January and we are now confirming 🤦🏻♂️ - breakingnews
Well I certainly hope this forecast is more accurate than the fall of Afghanistan.
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