US Congress sets conditions for sending troops to Ukraine
(Baonghean.vn) - The leader of the Democratic minority party in the US House of Representatives said that the US could intervene in the conflict if Ukraine fails.
According to RIA Novosti on May 6, in an interview with CBS News, the leader of the Democratic minority in the US House of Representatives, Hakim Jeffries, said that in the event of Ukraine's collapse, the US may have to intervene in the conflict by bringing its troops to this Eastern European country.
"We cannot let Ukraine fall, because if that happens, it is very likely that the United States will have to intervene in the conflict - not only with our money but also with our military," said House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffries.
According to the Democratic leader, the "pro-Russian" faction is growing in the US Republican Party. Mr. Hakim Jeffries said that the Republican Party does not want to support Ukraine and "for some reason believes that Russia is not an enemy of the United States".
The US media has recently been talking about Russia's progress on the front. Newsweek said that the Russian army will soon take control of Chasov Yar and Kupyansk.
"Among the potential targets of Russia's new offensive are Chasov Yar, a flashpoint that could fall even before the start of summer; and Kupyansk, the main gateway to Kharkov, Ukraine's second-largest city," Newsweek noted.
Earlier, the spokesman for the Khortytsia operational-strategic group of the Ukrainian army, Nazar Voloshyn, said on May 5 that Russia was adding forces in many directions, typically a group of troops with about 20,000-25,000 soldiers around the Chasov Yar area. This number is equivalent to the force of a fully equipped infantry division.
The Russian Defense Ministry has not commented on this information.
Chasov Yar is located in the Donbass industrial region, where reinforced concrete products are produced, and refractory clay products are mined and manufactured. The city's elevation above the surrounding area makes it a major logistics center and forward artillery base for the Ukrainian army.
If Chasov Yar is controlled, the Russian army can bring nearby strategic cities within artillery range and turn it into a fulcrum for launching deeper attacks.
