US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken warned Russia about serious consequences in case of invasion of Ukraine. He noted that the United States will find the invasion of the crossing of the boundaries of at least one Russian military. About this Blinken stated in an interview with ZDF.
“When the Russian soldier crosses the border of Ukraine, we are dealing with a really serious problem. Because this is a very clear attack on Ukraine. Either one soldier, or a thousand … This is a real risk, and this is a high risk. Not only In Ukraine, but recently soldiers were sent to Belarus. Therefore, this is a real risk, “replied the Secretary of State.
As for the “Northern Flood-2”, the position of the United States has long been known: “We are against the operation of the gas pipeline,” said Blinken. He heard from the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, that “everything is ready” in case of a new Russian aggression.
From negotiations with the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergey Lavrov in Geneva Blinken does not expect special breakthroughs, but it is important to hear the American side that I decided to solve the Russian Federation for consultations with the United States and NATO last week.
US Secretary stressed that the United States has tried to establish transparent relations with Moscow for many years, but “these attempts were repeatedly rejected by Russia.”
“In fact, in recent years, the problem was not in NATO,” said Blinken.