We may include advertisements from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. The USA recently gave Russia an ultimatum as they continue to build up their army near the border with Ukraine. The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned of the consequences if Russia pulls some troops back from the area.
"We don't know whether President Vladimir Putin has made the decision to invade," Blinken said. We know that he is putting in place the capacity to do so on short order should he so decide. Should Russia follow the path of confrontation, when it comes to Ukraine, we have made clear that we will respond resolutely, including with a range of high impact economic measures that we have refrained from pursuing in the past. Russia has shown that they are not ones to be messed with with a show of might in the Pacific. Their anti-submarine warfare destroyer Admiral Panteleyev is set to represent Russia in the joint naval manoeuvres ARNEX 2021 with member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN. A statement from the press office reads: The participants in the official ceremony visited the Pacific Fleet's large anti-submarine warfare ship Admiral Panteleyev, representing the Russian Federation in the drills and is currently in the port's outer roadstead. Russian Pacific Fleet added: Russian and foreign diplomats inspected the combat ship and made their comments in the Book of Honorary Visitors. On Twitter, MarQs speculated that checkpoints were being set up and tanks were deployed between Boguchar and Kantemirovska. READ MORE: US warns that Putin is plotting an imminent invasion.
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