US President gives one month to stop Russia from 'invading' Ukraine
(Baonghean.vn) - CNN TV channel quoted a well-informed source on December 19 saying that US President Joe Biden has instructed the national security leadership to use all available tools to prevent the invasion that Russia is said to be about to carry out against Ukraine.
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| US President Joe Biden. Photo: AP |
According to CNN, the US leader is concerned that the 2014 scenario will repeat itself, when the Crimean Peninsula's return to Russia "surprised the US and the European Union (EU). "We have calculated all the necessary steps, but we only have about 4 weeks to do it," the source said.
Senior officials close to President Biden stress that the 2014 sanctions against Moscow were aimed at curbing the medium- and long-term growth of some Russian state-owned companies. “The options proposed now, meanwhile, would be repressive, immediately inflicting significant damage on the Russian economy and its financial system,” they argue.
Russia has repeatedly denied accusations that it is preparing to invade Ukraine. Russian President's press secretary Dmitry Peskov noted that the country has the right to mobilize troops on its territory and at its own discretion, which does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone./.