{"id":61936,"date":"2022-02-17T09:59:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T14:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=61936"},"modified":"2022-02-17T09:59:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T14:59:27","slug":"biden-says-ukraine-invasion-risk-very-high-russia-expels-us-deputy-amb-demands-us-leave-eastern-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=61936","title":{"rendered":"Biden Says Ukraine Invasion Risk &#8220;Very High&#8221;; Russia Expels US Deputy Amb., Demands US Leave Eastern Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"ArticleFull_header__Eyn7V\">\n<h3 class=\"ArticleFull_title__MEgbb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/ukraine-and-donbass-rebels-accuse-each-other-violating-ceasefire-kremlin-denies-troop\">Biden Says Ukraine Invasion Risk &#8220;Very High&#8221;; Russia Expels US Deputy Amb., Demands US Leave Eastern Europe<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"NodeContent_mainContent__t4rGu\">\n<div class=\"NodeContent_body__6iJOI NodeBody_container__hI8PI\">\n<p><u><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reports overnight from both sides (Ukraine, Rebels) that shelling has begun, claiming ceasefire broken<\/li>\n<li>US envoy says evidence on the ground is that Russia is moving toward an &#8220;imminent invasion,&#8221; says &#8220;this is a crucial moment.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Russia expels US Deputy Ambassador Bartle Gorman<\/li>\n<li>Russia says no invasion of Ukraine in plans<\/li>\n<li>Russia issues statement demanding all US troops leave Central and Eastern Europe<\/li>\n<li>Biden says probability of invasion is &#8220;very high&#8221;, says Russia &#8220;involved in false flag moves&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Blinken to speak at UN Security Council at 10amET<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update (0925ET):<\/strong>\u00a0Washington is doubling down on its allegations that Russia is planning to use a false flag attack as a pretext to invade Ukraine Russia says US failed to give a &#8220;constructive response&#8221; to its proposal, which includes the rejection of NATO membership for Ukraine and Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s more from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/shelling-breaks-out-east-ukraine-west-moscow-dispute-troop-moves-2022-02-17\/\">\u00a0Reuters:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>NATO was &#8220;concerned that Russia is trying to stage a pretext for an armed attack against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>There is still no clarity, no certainty about the Russian intentions&#8221;, the Western military alliance&#8217;s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have enough troops, enough capabilities to launch a full-fledged invasion of Ukraine with very little or no warning time,&#8221; he told reporters at the alliance&#8217;s headquarters in Brussels. &#8220;That is what makes the situation so dangerous.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here&#8217;s more about today&#8217;s latest &#8220;skirmish&#8221; from Ukraine:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"Text__text___2vZwzq Text__dark-grey___1T5z1- Text__regular___3orWU3 Text__large___1NuIuP Body__base___3K85eE Body__large_body___1_XkH1 article-body__element___vulnXJ\" data-testid=\"paragraph-7\">A senior Ukrainian government source said the shelling at the line of contact with Russian-backed separatist forces went beyond the scale of ceasefire violations routinely reported throughout the conflict.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update (0910ET):<\/strong>\u00a0Ukrainian authorities claim that shelling between government forces and separatist rebels in the Donbas region has ended as of 1300 local time. 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