As the U.S. continues to warn that the threat of a Russian attack on Ukraine remains 'imminent,' there is one dissenting voice that has grown stronger: Ukraine's.
The United States has placed 8,500 troops on high alert for possible deployment to Eastern Europe.As the U.S. continues to warn that the threat of a Russian attack on Ukraine remains"imminent," there is one dissenting voice that has grown stronger -- Ukraine's.
Ukrainian concern that fear and panic could spread, sending Ukraine's economy spiraling or creating political turmoil, has started to create divisions between the U.S. and Ukraine -- despite efforts on both sides to make clear they stand united against any Russian aggression.Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House, Sept. 1, 2021.
State Department spokesperson Ned Price called it a"prudent precaution," but his Ukrainian counterpart, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Oleg Nikolenko criticized it as"a premature one and an instance of excessive caution." Some economic damage is already apparent. Yields on Ukrainian sovereign Eurobonds in U.S. dollars suddenly shot up to 11-14% on Jan. 14 and have risen even higher since -- losing Ukraine access to the international financial market, according to Anders Åslund, a senior fellow at the Stockholm Free World Forum.
"I will let others assess, but there are 100,000 troops -- Russian troops -- on the border of Ukraine and no clarity that the leader of Russia doesn't intend to invade. That sounds pretty dangerous to me," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday. Nikolenko too highlighted that military cooperation, praising"its proactive diplomatic position and for strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities, including the provision of weapons and equipment."Weapons and other military hardware delivered by the United States military are unloaded at Boryspil Airport near Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan. 25, 2022.
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