The presidents of Russia and the US will talk about the crisis in Ukraine, in a context of tension over a possible Russian invasion of which the United States is warning.
the russian president Vladimir Putin will call the president of the United States this Saturday. Joe Biden, given the escalation of tension in relation to the crisis in Ukraine. This will be the first direct conversation between the two leaders since Dec. 30, when Biden and Putin outlined their differences on Ukraine in a phone call.
Sources from the US Administration have explained that Moscow had proposed a telephone conversation for Monday, but Washington preferred to advance it to Saturday, something that the Kremlin accepted.
The announcement has come after buildup of cash russians near the Ukrainian border.
This time, the conversation will come after the US. ask its citizens to leave Ukrainian territory in the next 24 to 48 hours due to the “clear possibility” that Russia will attack Ukraine during the Winter Olympics, which are held until February 20 in Beijing.
Specifically, the White House National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, said this Friday that there is an “imminent” risk of a possible Russian invasion and has warned that this offensive could begin with “air bombardments and missile attacks”.
This same Friday, on instructions from Biden, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin gave the order to deploy to Poland 3,000 additional soldiersso there are already 6,000 US soldiers on NATO’s eastern flank in Europe.
Tension has skyrocketed in the last month due to the West’s denunciation that Russia has mobilized more than 100,000 soldiers on the border with Ukrainesomething that has led the Russian and American governments to engage in a propaganda battle.
Moscow has repeated that does not want a war with Kiev and that it does not threaten Ukraine, while Washington warns that the Russians they could attack the neighboring country “at any moment”.
On the other hand, Putin will also speak on Saturday with the French president Emmanuel Macronin his second conversation throughout this week.
Source: Eitb
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