U.S. Senate BuildingWASHINGTON Feb. 2 Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley asked for administration US President Joe Biden to clarify the advisability of supporting Ukraine's entry into NATO. Hawley said in a letter addressed to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken that he supports sending aid to Ukraine, which she needs for «self-defense», but believes that to justify «entry into war with Russia » out of US interests.
US will send troops to Romania, Poland and Germany»I am writing to demand clarity about the Biden administration's support for Ukraine's potential NATO membership… President Biden has announced that the US will send more conventional forces to Europe if Russia invades Ukraine. Such a deployment can only weaken the ability of the US military to train and modernize forces to contain China in the Indo-Pacific, but these missed opportunities pale in comparison to what would be expected — and even required — of the US if NATO did accept Ukraine as a member. «, — says Hawley's letter, the text of which was posted by the Axios portal. Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and allegations of «Russian aggression» are used as a pretext to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that statements The West about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it is both ridiculous and dangerous. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not bother anyone.
