Jake Sullivan
The US still does not believe that Russia has decided to attack Ukraine. This was stated by the adviser to the President of the United States for national security Jake Sullivan, RIA Novosti reports.
According to him, the White House still does not see signals indicating President Putin's decision to invade. Nevertheless, he noted, American leader Joe Biden warned his Russian counterpart about the consequences of the attack during the December 7 talks and gave advice on “how to avoid it.”
Earlier, Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said that the United States believes that Russia is ready to attack Ukraine with half of all ground forces. According to her, Moscow plans to involve “about 100 battalion tactical groups, or practically all combat-ready ground troops west of the Urals,” in the military operation.
On December 4, US intelligence “discovered” that Russia was planning an invasion of Ukraine and mapped the proposed offensive on multiple fronts. The Kremlin denied this information. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the reports of the alleged invasion an information campaign, the purpose of which is to present Moscow as a threat to the settlement process in Ukraine.
