Assistant President of the United States National Security Affairs Jake Sullivan. Photo: Wikipedia.org.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told NBC television on Sunday that Russia could “annex Donbas.”
“Russia's actions can take many forms,” he said, asking what developments might be expected around the Ukrainian crisis.
Sullivan added that Russia could also launch hybrid attacks, including hacker assistance.
At the same time, Sullivan has facilitated Russia's “large-scale invasion” of Ukraine.
scenarios. He recalls that for the aggression and escalation against Ukraine, the United States and the Allies are applying severe economic sanctions against the Russian Federation and other forms of coercion.
“We are in the window when something can happen. “Military escalation and the invasion of Ukraine can occur at any time,” Sullivan said, adding that Moscow had already built the capacity for a major military operation. Recall that previously the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov called the ever-emerging information about the Russian “invasion” of Ukraine “an empty and unsubstantiated escalation of tension.”