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Russian Pipeline Will Be Shut Down If Ukraine Is Invaded – US
- Russia currently has more than 100,000 troops massed on Ukraine’s borders
EKO HOT BLOG reports that US President Joe Biden has vowed to shut down a key Russian gas pipeline to Germany if Moscow invades Ukraine.
Speaking after talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Washington, Biden said the US would “bring an end” to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Their talks came as French President Emmanuel Macron met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and expressed hope that war could be avoided.
There are growing Western fears of a Russian invasion, which Moscow denies.
Read also: Deal To Avoid War In Ukraine Within Reach – French President
Russia currently has more than 100,000 troops massed on Ukraine’s borders.
US officials said on Sunday that Russia has assembled 70% of military forces needed for a full-scale invasion.
In recent weeks, Moscow has demanded that the Western military alliance NATO ban Ukraine from ever becoming a member, and that the group cuts its troop numbers in eastern Europe.
NATO has rejected both demands. It has instead suggested talks on other areas, such as limiting nuclear weapons.
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