The threat of renewed war in Ukraine escalated Saturday as shelling and military preparations by Russia-backed separatists picked up in the country’s contested east.
At a major security conference in Munich, Vice President Harris warned of far-reaching sanctions against Russia and its allies in the event of an invasion. Her comments came after President Biden said Friday that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, has “made the decision” to strike Ukraine, warning of Kremlin-orchestrated false-flag operations in the coming days. U.S. officials worry these could be used as a pretext for an attack.
Hours after Biden’s remarks, leaders of two breakaway territories in eastern Ukraine on Saturday signed mass military mobilization decrees that put them on war footing.Fighting between Ukraine government forces and pro-Russian militants intensified , with a reported tenfold increase in shelling.
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