Ukraine’s defense minister, Oleksii Reznikov, warned of a “bloody slaughter” if Russia dared to invade Ukraine, and the White House signaled that Russia’s attack on Ukraine had “real costs”. President Biden spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a high stakes phone to escalate the crisis. “What we didn’t do in 2014 is now ready to do,” Jake Sullivan, National Security Adviser, told reporters to stop the invasion of Russia. Putin told President George W. Bush at the 2008 NATO Summit that Ukraine is not a country. Concessions can be difficult, but guaranteeing Ukraine not to join NATO may be the best solution to relieve tensions.

Source: Libya Today December 25, 2021 21:38 UTC