Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Jan. 23 said the United States would initiate a “swift” and “severe” response if Russia’s military enters Ukraine. “If a single additional Russian force goes into Ukraine in an aggressive way, as I said, that would trigger a swift, a severe, and a united response from us and from Europe,” Blinken said in response to a question about sanctions during a CNN interview on Jan. 23.
He didn’t elaborate on what the response would be. His comment came as tens of thousands of Russian troops have amassed near Russia’s border with Ukraine in recent days amid fears that Moscow is planning to invade its neighbor. In 2014, Russia used its military forces to annex the Crimean Peninsula, a move that drew sanctions from then-President Barack Obama. Moscow has long said that it has no plans to invade Ukraine. While the United States said it …
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