Secretary of State Antony Blinken, changing plans at the last minute to speak at a U.N. Security Council meeting, implored the group to unite to address what he called 'Russia's looming aggression against Ukraine.'
The resolution denounced Russian troop buildups on the border and urged President Joe Biden to act if Russia were to invade Ukraine. "[The] United States Government should use the tools at its disposal to impose significant costs on the Russian Federation to restore peace in Europe," it stated.
Valery Zaluzhny, the head of Ukraine’s armed forces, warned in a statement Thursday night that the military has information the separatist forces are planning to evacuate several villages near the front line, possibly ahead of a planned escalation in firing. There was dramatically more shelling Thursday than usual, according to monitoring by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Ukraine accused the separatists of violating the ceasefire 47 times, including mainly using large-caliber weapons banned from the front line.
"We see some of those troops inch closer to that border. We see them fly in more combat and support aircraft. We see them sharpen their readiness in the Black Sea. We even see them stocking up their blood support supplies," Austin told world leaders.Russian Navy vessels near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, Crimea, Feb. 16, 2022.
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