Putin agrees to hold talks with Germany, France and Ukraine as NATO squabbles | Daily Mail Online
NATO has failed to come up with a common position on deploying troops to the region with many of its 30-strong members against military action.
Member countries located closer to Russia fear antagonizing Putin while countries such as Germany rely on Russia for 50 per cent of their gas.
Just one country can veto any action by the entire alliance.
Earlier this week, the Pentagon told 8,500 troops in the U.S. to be on high alert for a potential deployment to Eastern Europe, as Russia has already amassed over 100,000 troops at the Ukraine border.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the global media in Kiev Friday and pushed back on world leaders who have publicly stressed the prospect of Russian invasion following a call with President Biden where the president raised the ‘distinct possibility’ Russian troops would soon overrun his country.
‘There are signals even from respected leaders of states, they just say that tomorrow there will be war. This is panic – how much does it cost for our state?’ said Zelensky.
Annoying that we have to rely on a British tabloid to get this take on the news . . . But, it doesn’t seem we should be ignoring the Ukrainian president’s POV. This does seem like Ol’ Joe is sorta pushing the US into a conflict. C’mon man! Give the parties a chance to work it out themselves!