Crisis in Ukraine, one hour of Biden-Putin talks. “Harsh costs” if Russia starts the invasion
Various analysts agree that none of the parties in the field actually wants war. But judging by a number of statements, the voltage of these last hours – well beyond the guard threshold -, it is not excluded that things can degenerate. Already ordered by Washington theevacuation of the staff of the Kiev embassyand the withdrawal of almost all the soldiers still in the country; and this would leave little doubt about the intention not to intervene militarily should the situation worsen. The authorities of various European countries – including Italy – have invited his compatriots to leave Ukraine. And even Russia itself has begun to reduce diplomatic personnel, fearing “provocations”. In the meantime they are in progress complex military exercises in Belarus and the Black Sea; while in the distant Pacific a American nuclear submarine it would have been intercepted in Russian territorial waters. Scenario that refers to the darkest years of the Cold War. Arm wrestling continued in telephone interviews today, like the one between Blinking And Lavrov, which accused the US and EU of ignoring Russian security demands. For his part, the US Secretary of State has called for a diplomatic solution; but announcing one “Resolute transatlantic response” and massive in case of aggression. The eyes of the world then moved to the phone call between Biden And Put in, which lasted about an hour. Convulsive day; previously the interview between Macron – tireless mediator, in this phase – and the Russian President, which he called “provocative speculation” the allegations about possible invasion plans. There CIA – reported sources in the press – you even indicated a possible date: February 16. There are those who speak of dramatization of the crisis; the Ukrainian President himself Zelensky he underlined how these constant alarms, coming from the United States, cause the panic; ask, if any, to prove certain about an impending large-scale invasion.
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