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Biden: Probability Of Russian Invasion Of Ukraine 'Very High'

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Speaking to reporters before boarding Marine One, US President Joe Biden states that he believes the probability of a Russian invasion of Ukraine in the coming days is 'very high', and that "Every indication we have is that they [Russia] are prepared to go into Ukraine,"

  • Biden says that “there is a path” to a diplomatic resolution of the crisis. Says he has tasked Secretary of State Anthony Blinken with delivering a statement UN Security Council today to aid these efforts.
  • Comes as Russian newspaper Kommersant publishes what it says is the Russian response to US letter on security guarantess.Link here (in Russian). Some excerpts from response below:
  • "To de-escalate the situation around Ukraine, it is fundamentally important to take the following steps. This is forcing Kiev to comply with the "Package of Measures", stopping the supply of weapons to Ukraine, withdrawing all Western advisers and instructors from there, refusing NATO countries from any joint exercises with the Armed Forces of Ukraine and withdrawing all foreign weapons previously delivered to Kiev outside Ukrainian territory."
  • "We did not see in the US response confirmation that the American side is fully committed to observing the immutable principle of the indivisibility of security."

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