:format(jpg):watermark(cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ipmgroup/5IDEBLR7ERC5TMAPLOHS63MVNM.png,0,30,0)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ipmgroup/LKA7E5YIIJE2PNB27VE2RDP4Z4.jpg "Ukraine: Washington “ready” for dialogue with Moscow but also for a “firm response” in the event of aggression")
“We will now reflect and consult with our allies and partners on what we are going to do,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters at the White House. According to US intelligence, the Russians have not yet “made a final decision” on a possible invasion of the neighboring country.
“We are ready for all scenarios. We are ready to make progress at the negotiating table” and “we are ready to take the necessary and appropriate measures to defend our allies, support our partners, and respond firmly to any aggression,” he added.
“We continue to coordinate intensively with our partners on tough economic measures in response to any subsequent Russian invasion of Ukraine,” he warned.
Asked about the unity between the United States and Europe on possible sanctions, he displayed his “confidence”.
This does not necessarily mean that both sides of the Atlantic “will have precisely the same list down to the details”, but “I am confident” that Americans and Europeans will be able to “act in unison in implementing implementation of severe economic measures”, insisted Jake Sullivan.
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