Washington has notified Minsk that it will face a swift and decisive Western response if it allows its territory to be used to attack Ukraine. This was announced on Tuesday, January 25, during a briefing by US State Department spokesman Ned Price. The broadcast was on Twitter American Foreign Office.
“In recent days, we have made it clear to Belarus that if it allows its territory to be used to attack Ukraine, it will face a swift and decisive response from the United States, our allies and partners,” he said.
According to Price, in such a situation, NATO can build up the forces of the alliance in countries bordering Belarus.
On January 24, US Pentagon spokesman John Kirby announced an increase in the readiness of troops due to the situation around Ukraine. According to him, 8.5 thousand people have been put on high alert, which will speed up readiness if NATO decides to activate the rapid reaction force.
Kirby pointed to US concerns about the military activity of Russian forces near the borders of Ukraine, including in Belarus. However, the decision to send troops has not yet been made.
On January 23, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that the actions of Washington and NATO lead to an escalation of tension in Ukraine. He pointed out that it “is carried out through information actions and concrete actions that the US and NATO are taking.”
He pointed out that there are a lot of rumors and unreliable data that are “information hysteria” about the situation in Ukraine and the allegedly planned attack by Russia.
In recent weeks, the Western media have repeatedly appeared articles about the alleged possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. Against this background, American lawmakers are calling for tougher sanctions against Moscow. Russia has repeatedly rejected reports of an alleged possible invasion of Ukraine. Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov noted that Moscow has no intentions to attack Ukraine and cannot be.
Source: IZ
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