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Russian invasion of Ukraine. For now, no proof, but in the meantime Kiev risks being isolated

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Today, Biden's national security adviser returns to make the rounds of the TV news, warning that there will be a Russian invasion of Ukraine "overnight". A familiar refrain that we heard for several weeks in a row. ..

“ We cannot predict the day perfectly, but we have been saying for some time that we are at the window and that an invasion could begin, a major military action could begin by Russia in Ukraine at any moment, including next week, before the end of the Olympics , ”Jake Sullivan told CNN's J ake Tapper .

This latest round of breathless White House proclamations and predictions about Russians is coming! It started in earnest on Friday afternoon when the administration told reporters that Putin has made the decision to launch a major military offensive.

Several countries have now followed Washington's lead by recalling diplomatic personnel from Ukraine to get people "out of the danger zone," an effect of Washington's campaign of terror. Australia just closed the Kiev embassy, ​​moving it to Lvov, near the Polish border.

This is the latest in a growing list of countries withdrawing embassy staff including Israel, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Latvia, Japan, and South Korea.

What does the Kiev government think of this mass flight? What is the Ukrainian government's reaction to the latest White House statements on the crisis? And the president of Ukraine himself?

Kiev is not too happy and is demanding evidence from US intelligence to support new dire allegations that Russia is ready to enter:

“There has been too much information about a full-scale war with Russia, even specific dates have been announced. We understand that there are risks. If you have more information about the 100% Russian-guaranteed invasion of Ukraine on February 16, please give it to us, ”Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on Saturday.

Of course, Ukrainian leaders are trying to calm the panic created by the statements of Washington and the echo of the Western media…

Zelensky said he did not believe in the danger of a full-scale war at the moment. “I have to speak to the public with real information at hand. We get information from many sources. We also have an intelligence service. I don't think it's any worse than the intelligence services of other countries, ”he noted.

A series of NBC News interviews taken from the streets of Kiev suggests that even many ordinary Ukrainian citizens are beginning to disbelieve all the hype about the possibility of a Russian invasion next week.

“I don't think Russia will invade Kiev. The situation has ended on both sides, ”Oleksandr Bovtach, 55, told NBC News. "The West and Putin are playing on tension". Meanwhile, even pro-Western local journalists are beginning to have strong doubts.

In the meantime, however, the economic damage of the situation is starting to be tangible. For example, today the Skyup airline decided to stop flights to Kiev due to the explosion in insurance prices. Flights to the capital have been interrupted and diverted to Chisinau, Moldova. The problem will also affect the other airlines for which the interruption of air contacts could only be caused by panic. Just as Western countries warn you to leave the country. Panic creates self-fulfilling crises.

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The article Russian invasion of Ukraine. For now, no proof, but in the meantime Kiev risks being isolated comes from ScenariEconomici.it .

This is a machine translation of a post published on Scenari Economici at the URL https://scenarieconomici.it/invasione-russa-dellucraina-per-ora-nessuna-prova-ma-intanto-kiev-rischia-di-restare-isolata/ on Sun, 13 Feb 2022 18:00:52 +0000.