America thinks it’s possible Winter Olympics Taking place in Beijing in February is the reason why Russia has not yet invaded Ukraine. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Wednesday that Putin will wait for sports to finally launch an offensive that the West has suspected for months.
“We all know that the (Olympic) opening ceremony is February 4 President Putin is expected to attend. Sherman said President Xi Jinping might not be very happy if President Putin chose that time to invade Ukraine. “Maybe it affects his timing and thinking,” he added.
If the White House Deputy Secretary of State’s assumption is ultimately correct, the Russian invasion could happen after February 4th, totally JJJOO, or when they end, February 20.
If the Olympics are the reason Russia hasn’t gone on the offensive, it’s just Sherman’s speculation, instead, He did see signs of the Kremlin Ultimately, force will be used against the former Soviet republics. and date. “We certainly see all the signs that military force will be used, Maybe sometime (between now and mid-February)“, the Deputy Minister stressed.
NATO and U.S. send written responses on Wednesday The Kremlin has demanded security measures in exchange for a de-escalation in Ukraine’s crisis. This is not the answer Putin wants.therefore Risk of armed conflict to rise again this Wednesday, although countries are willing to temporarily keep diplomatic channels open.
Xi Jinping poses with Putin.
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Russia has demanded that Ukraine never join NATO, prompting backlash from the West. “We will not make concessions on fundamental principles, one of which is that each country has the right to choose its own path” and “its own security alliance,” the NATO secretary general said on Wednesday. Jens Stoltenberg.
In other words, it’s a resounding “no” to Putin’s request. But the West simply does not want to close diplomatic channels. According to the U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, in a written response sent on Wednesday, had “very positive” elements about Russia that could follow an “agenda for meaningful dialogue.” According to Blinken, the agenda would bring “benefits” to Moscow and European security.
No one knows what Russia will end up doing. Only one person knows: Putin. “I suspect that even the people around Putin don’t know what he’s going to do,” Sherman said. But the massing of Russian soldiers on the Ukrainian border has not eased the West, which fears an offensive could begin at any time. According to Blinken, now “the ball is on the court in Russia.” We’ll have to wait and see what Putin does with that ball.