According to British media reports, the US government on November 19 called on Russia to ease tensions with Ukraine and expressed concern about Russia's military buildup.
According to the report, the US White House press secretary Psaki said that the US government is seriously concerned about Russia's military activities and harsh rhetoric against Ukraine, and hopes that Russia can ease tensions as soon as possible.
As for the concerns of the United States, the Russian side has long responded. Russian President Putin said on the 18th that he hoped the West would heed Russia's warning and not easily cross the "red line". The Kremlin said on the 19th that Putin's remarks were a response to NATO's provocative actions, including arming Ukraine.
Amid the air shouts, exercises by the United States and Western countries in the Black Sea and the movement of bombers flying near the Ukrainian border have further exacerbated tensions in the region, and the Russian-U.S. dialogue seems to be useless. In response to Putin's accusation that "the United States did not take Russia's warning seriously", the US government dumped the responsibility on Russia, claiming that Russia's "military buildup" on the Russian-Ukrainian border had aroused their concerns and intervened to maintain peace and stability in the region.
In addition to the United States, Western countries have also come to mix. NATO strategic bombers have always been frequent visitors to the Black Sea, and as the situation in the region escalated, they even flew 20 kilometers from the Russian border. Britain agreed to sell £1.7 billion worth of warships and missiles to Ukraine to defend against a Russian "invasion". To disguise the huge amount of arms deals, Britain and Ukraine also issued a joint statement saying they had no intention of confronting Russia or seeking some way to strategically contain or sabotage Russia. They are only concerned about Russia's increased military presence in the border areas with Ukraine.
The Ukrainians, in order to confront Russia, began to seek help from the United States. According to reports, Ukrainian Defense Minister Leznikov called for global solidarity when meeting with US Defense Minister Austin on the 18th to deter Russia and prevent it from escalating military operations against Ukraine. "The escalation of Russian military operations will certainly have disastrous consequences for the whole of Europe," he said. Whether this situation can be prevented depends, to a certain extent, on the unity and determination of the civilized world to stop aggression. The U.S. Department of Defense issued a statement saying it would work to strengthen the capabilities of Ukraine's armed forces to more effectively defend the country's sovereign territory.
For the intensifying regional conflict, Russia stressed on the 18th that Russia should not be blamed on "all problems".
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