Antony Blinken, We The Secretary of State warned Moscow that Washington would “respond” to attacks or reckless acts carried out by the Russian government.
In a statement at the G7 Ministerial Conference in London, top US diplomats attacked the Vladimirputin administration over the treatment of Kremlin critics. Alexei Navalny And interference with the US presidential election.
Blinken also spoke against what he said Russia“Cyber intrusion” during the hacking of US tech company SolarWinds last year.
“What President Byden reiterated very clearly was that if Russia acted recklessly or aggressively like a sun-blown cyber invasion, it would interfere with our elections, like Mr. Nawarney. So then we will respond, “he said. BBC..
Blinken will visit Russia’s neighbor Ukraine on Thursday as tensions grow along the border between the two countries.
Moscow, which claims that soldiers are not on the ground in eastern Ukraine, has soared fear this year by conducting large-scale military exercises near the Ukrainian border. Russia said it had returned its troops to its base at the end of last month, but Kiev saw the training as ominous.
The US Secretary of State said his trip to the country would show America’s “unwavering support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
He added that Joe Biden plans to visit Ukraine in the future and the United States is actively seeking to increase security assistance to Ukraine.
Blinken spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev and said Russia had left a significant number of troops and equipment near the Ukrainian border, despite announcing its withdrawal last month.
“As for the threat, it remains. Russia has withdrawn some troops, but there are still quite a few troops on the Ukrainian border,” he said. “Russia has the ability with fairly short notices to take positive action if it chooses so.”
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