The United States has placed some 8,500 soldiers on “high alert” to act in Eastern Europe if necessary, and has ordered a reduction in the staff of its Embassy in Kiev. The European Union, for its part, does not expect an “imminent attack” on Ukraine.
The US president, Joe Biden, has assured that there is “complete unanimity” between the position of the United States (USA) and that of the European leaders regarding the crisis in Ukraine. This has been pronounced after the telematic meeting held last night with the European leaders. “I have had a very, very, very good meeting. (There is a) total unanimity with all the European leaders,” Biden told reporters at the White House.
However, at the moment, the United States and Europe are not acting in the same way. An example of this is that the US has placed some 8,500 soldiers on “high alert” to act in Eastern Europe if necessary, and has ordered the reduction of the staff of its Embassy in Kiev. The EU, for its part, will not reduce the staff of its Embassy in Kiev and has asked not to dramatize. In addition, the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, has stated that there is no feeling of “imminent attack” on Ukraine.
Yesterday, Joe Biden had a conversation of one hour and twenty minutes with the president of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen; and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, among others, to coordinate the response to the Ukraine crisis.
Also participating in the video call were the President of France, Emmanuel Macron; German Chancellor Olaf Scholz; the Italian prime minister, Mario Draghi; the Polish president, Andrzej Duda, and the British prime minister, Boris Johnson, as well as the president of the European Council, Charles Michel.
In a subsequent tweet, Biden noted that the leaders had discussed “joint efforts to deter further aggression by Russia, such as preparations to impose heavy economic costs on Russia and bolster security on NATO’s eastern flank.” .
The White House added later, in a statement, that the participants in the call “underlined their shared desire for a diplomatic resolution of the current tensions”, in addition to “reviewing their recent contacts with Russia in multiple formats”.
The leaders “committed to continue their close consultations with their allies and transatlantic partners, including through the EU (European Union), NATO and the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe),” adds the official note. .
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