Two members of the US House of Representatives, Republicans Mike Rogers (Alabama) and Mike Turner (Ohio), have written to President Joe Biden of the United States, urging him to continue arming Ukraine and deploy a US military presence in the Black Sea. This was reported on Friday, November 5 Defense news…
“In connection with the recent concentration of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border, we urge your administration to take immediate measures to provide support to Ukraine in the form of intelligence and weapons,” the publication quotes the document.
The congressmen explained their proposal to deploy the US presence in the Black Sea by “containing Russian aggression.” They note that Washington cannot ignore “Russia’s continuing threat to international law and Ukraine’s territorial sovereignty.”
Rogers and Turner also proposed launching intelligence-sharing activities between the US and Ukraine to “prevent further escalation of the situation.”
On the same day, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said that the agency was monitoring “unusual” activity by Russian troops near the border with Ukraine. At the same time, he declined to comment on Russia’s intentions. Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Shaptala indicated that there is no build-up of Russian forces near the borders of Ukraine, the situation is under control.
On November 3, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Western media reports that Russia was allegedly pulling troops to the border with Ukraine were untrue.
On November 1, Politico published an article showing satellite images that allegedly showed a build-up of Russian armored units, tanks and self-propelled artillery near the city of Yelnya, allegedly on the border with Ukraine. However, the city is located on the territory of Belarus.
These media were denied, including in Kiev. The secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of the country, Aleksey Danilov, pointed out that reports of the pulling together of Russian tanks near the border with Ukraine are disinformation.
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