The White House is probably secretly preparing for a Russian invasion of Ukraine. A “Tiger Team” is supposed to be one step ahead of Putin – no matter what he plans to do.
Washington, DC – The White House has apparently been quietly preparing for a long time in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Founded was loud Washington Post a cross-departmental “Tiger Team” in November. This is said to have drawn up an extensive strategy book consisting of three dozen papers and secret service dossiers.
Exactly what Putin is planning on the Ukrainian border is currently a mystery to the whole world. According to the West, he deployed 130,000 soldiers there. The US even warned last week that Putin would strike on February 16. But Putin is now apparently having some of the soldiers ordered back, and the signs are pointing to a little more relaxation. But not everyone wants to agree. At the same time, the Russian President receives heads of government from the West like US President Joe Biden* and Chancellor Olaf Scholz* almost every day to negotiate demands with them. As a result, a diplomatic solution still seems possible.
USA preparing counter-attack on Putin: Various strategies are prepared
It is said that the Tiger Team does not know what Putin is up to either. However, it anticipates a wide range of possibilities – from a limited Russian attack on Ukraine to a total invasion of the neighboring country with much bloodshed and the aim of overthrowing President Volodymyr Zelenskyj. Various scenarios were simulated using “table top exercises” lasting several hours. “The truth is, what the Russians end up doing might not fit 100 percent into our prepared scenarios,” Jonathan Finer, US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, is quoted as saying. “But the goal is to have a scenario in the bag that’s close enough that we can respond more effectively.”
Depending on what Putin intends to do, they will respond “with a series of coordinated responses,” it said. US President Joe Biden has repeatedly warned Putin that the consequences of a Russian invasion would be very serious. Scholz also confidently faced Putin during his visit to Moscow on Tuesday, February 15. Scholz even said the word Nord Stream 2, which he had previously avoided. The Baltic Sea pipeline is intended to route Russian gas directly to Germany and is considered an important means of pressure to prevent Putin from invading.
Second-order consequences are also included in the strategy book. For example, estimates have been made of how much gas will be available in western Europe should Russia cut off its energy supply to the west. But also how the humanitarian catastrophe could be mitigated in the event of an invasion.
USA prepare counter-attack on Putin: “black swan” events could also occur
The Tiger Team also deals with so-called “black swan” events, it is said: These are events that are unlikely, but whose consequences would be immense. Example: A highly contagious new variant of the coronavirus suddenly appears. Or there will be a huge energy crisis, regardless of the situation in Ukraine.
In any case, the US government wants to be better prepared than it was when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. “At the time we were unprepared and caught flat-footed,” Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a former CIA Russia expert, is quoted as saying. “This time we are much better prepared.” Even a weakness like that after the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and the chaos that broke out afterwards, they don’t want to repeat themselves.
US preparing strategy against Putin: Is Russia faking an attack on Ukraine?
The Americans are certain that Russia is deliberately spreading false information in order to portray itself as a victim of Ukraine and the West in the conflict. A Russian “information war” should therefore be exposed before it can fully develop its propaganda power. For example, it is likely that Putin is faking an attack by Ukraine in the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine or in Russia itself in order to be able to justify an attack on Ukraine.
“Our hope is that there is a diplomatic way so that we never have to use the strategy book,” US National Security Advisor Jonathan Finder is quoted as saying. “But it’s all about making sure we’re ready when we need to be.” (smu) *Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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