President of the United States, Joe Biden, Warned last night (Saturday) the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, That his country will pay a “terrible price” and face devastating economic consequences if it invades Ukraine.
Biden told reporters that the possibility of sending U.S. ground forces to Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion was “out of the question,” but the U.S. and NATO would be required to send additional forces to eastern wing countries to bolster their defenses.
“I have made it very clear to President Putin that if he invades Ukraine, the economic consequences for his economy are going to be devastating,” he said. Biden, who spoke with Putin on the phone for two hours last week, said he had made it clear to the Russian leader that Russia’s position in the world would change “significantly” in such a case.
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Meanwhile, the foreign ministers of the seven richest democracies in the world (G-7) met in England yesterday to discuss the continuation of tensions between Russia and Ukraine and continued to send threatening messages that Moscow is likely to react harshly if it invades a neighboring country.
British Foreign Secretary Liz Trass and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke before the start of the conference and expressed deep concern at the continued strengthening of Russian forces on the border with Ukraine. They warned that “any invasion would be a strategic mistake that would have serious consequences.”
Also in talks with Linken with Germany’s new foreign minister Anelna Barbuk, they expressed support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and concluded: “A strong response is needed if Russia escalates the situation.”
On Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry publicly demanded that NATO withdraw from the 2008 declaration to at some point turn Ukraine and Georgia into full members of the North Atlantic Alliance and that NATO would also not place weapons in countries bordering Russia. “Such irresponsible behavior creates unacceptable threats to our security and poses serious military risks for all parties involved, to the point of widespread conflict in Europe,” Moscow said.
However, NATO Secretary – General Jens Stoltenberg made it clear that the Alliance’s position remained unchanged. “Every country has the right to determine its route, including what security arrangements it wants to take part in,” he said. “NATO’s relations with Ukraine will be determined only by the 30 member states and Ukraine, and not by anyone else. “We can not accept a situation where Russia is trying to re-establish a system where large powers have areas of influence where they can control and decide what other countries are doing.”
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