Secretary Blinken: Russia could stage terrorist attack or chemical attack to invade Ukraine
Anthony Blinken. Photo: Andrew Harnik / Pool / Reuters
US Secretary of State Andoni Blinken said that Russia is only looking for an excuse to attack Ukraine. He stated this at a meeting of the UN Security Council.
According to him, Russia is preparing provocations to justify the invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, Blinken noted that Washington does not know exactly how they will look. “It can be like a terrorist attack inside Russia, the discovery of a mass grave, drone strikes on civilians, the fictional or real use of chemical weapons,” he listed possible scenarios for the development of events, according to the US authorities.
The Secretary of State expressed confidence that in response to these trumped-up provocations, the Russian government could “call emergency meetings in a ostentatious manner” and announce the need to “protect Russian citizens or ethnic Russians in Ukraine.”
During his speech, Blinken also said that the Ukrainian capital Kiev could be one of the main targets of the “Russian invasion”. According to him, Russian missiles and bombs will be dropped on the territory of Ukraine, communications will be disrupted, and cyber attacks will disable key structures.
