US President joined Monday Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel, Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz, Jens Stoltenberg, Andrzej Duda and Boris Johnson. A new format since the beginning of the crisis.
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After a few days of indecision about his intentions, Biden tried to hit hard, Monday, January 24, to tighten the ranks of the Western camp against Russia. While the threat of invasion of Ukraine makes his feverish allies, US President met that evening with key European leaders soon after the Pentagon announced its decision to 8500 men in state alert, ready to be deployed on European soil in the context of the rapid reaction force of NATO.
Since the “room condition” of the White House, US President attached to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, the Chairman, Charles Michel, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Polish President, Andrzej Duda, and the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. A new format since the beginning of the crisis, which speaks volumes about the urgency to speak with one voice, while the western front was cracking in recent days. After the meeting, the one and the other side celebrated their unity Putin. According to a statement from the White House, they “stressed their common desire for a diplomatic resolution” but also referred to their “preparations to impose massive consequences and severe economic costs to Russia” in case of invasion .
The ridge is however closer to the West, while the United States have agreed to meet this week in writing to Russia to try to extend the open discussions two weeks ago without any breakthrough at this stage . Emmanuel Macron in mind, the Europeans hope to weigh on the US response to assert their views, not only on Ukraine but also on Hemispheric Security. All converge to reject most of the claims made by Russia, especially regarding NATO enlargement gel. But European capitals sometimes appear to differ on the best way to proceed in the hope of deterring the Kremlin, whose intentions remain unclear, to attack again Ukraine.
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On Monday morning, announcing the evacuation of part of the US diplomatic staff Kiev had warmed the spirits, reviving the prospect of an imminent attack of Ukraine by Russian troops massed on its borders. The United Kingdom did the same. In Kiev the same, the decision to evacuate the families of American and British diplomats was considered “premature” and “excessive”. There was “no significant changes in the recent security situation”, argued Monday Oleg Nikolenko, spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
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