Washington: US President Joe Biden has warned that Russia could still invade Ukraine. Biden did not confirm Russia’s claim that the army had withdrawn. Biden’s remarks came hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that a group of troops had been withdrawn from the Ukrainian border.
Putin has said he is ready to hold talks with US and NATO representatives to boost mutual trust. However he acknowledged that their numbers were not enough to defeat Russia’s ambitions. Biden said the United States has not upheld the Russian people and has no plans to destabilize Russia.
Neither the US nor NATO countries have missiles in Ukraine. There are no plans to send missiles. Ukraine is not a threat to Russia. Biden said the world will not forget that Russia chose to inflict unnecessary death and destruction if Russia invaded Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Putin has indicated that he will not take any immediate military action against Ukraine. He also said that the military deployment on the Ukrainian border has been partially withdrawn. NATO has said it is not saying the conflict has eased.
But in the wake of the cyber attack in Ukraine, the websites of the Ukrainian military, defense ministry and banks went offline. Foreign Ministry and Culture Ministry sites were also down.
English Summary :US President Joe Biden says Russian attack on Ukraine still ‘very much a possibility’, warns Moscow against invasion