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news of the day
The United States announced on Wednesday the dispatch of 3,000 additional American soldiers to Eastern Europe to defend NATO countries “against any aggression”, at a time when Westerners are increasing warnings to Russia that they suspect of wanting to invade Ukraine.
The Pentagon has confirmed that it will redeploy 1,000 soldiers stationed in Germany to Romania, while 2,000 others will leave the United States for Eastern Europe, mainly Poland. These troops are in addition to the 8,500 soldiers placed on alert at the end of January by Washington to be deployed if necessary.
sentence of the day
“The situation is very serious”
According to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, “the situation is serious, even very serious” at the gates of Ukraine. Asked about France 2, Jean-Yves Le Drian felt that all the elements were there for there to be Russian intervention in Ukraine. According to him, the danger is “clear and imminent”. However, he assured that, for the moment, the French government had “no information on President Putin’s desire to take action”.
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“The time is always to prioritize de-escalation, it is up to the president #Putin to say whether he prefers confrontation to negotiation.
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The trend of the day
Like a great international chess game, countries are trying to position themselves in relation to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. While Russia claims this Wednesday support and a convergence of points of view between Moscow and Beijing, “especially on security issues”, Turkey hopes to restore its image on the back of tensions.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, visiting Kiev on Thursday, is banking on his NATO membership and his relationship with Vladimir Putin to break his isolation and avoid a conflict that could weaken Turkey and its chances of re-election.
“This is an opportunity for Turkey to gain prestige and emerge from its isolation within NATO,” Asli Aydintasbas, researcher at the European Council for International Relations (ECFR), told AFP when Washington and its allies are stepping up their efforts to dissuade Russia from invading Ukraine.