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Joe Biden has warned that he will not accept "red lines" set by Moscow as fears mount that Russia is planning an imminent invasion of Ukraine.

The US president said he will make it "very, very difficult" for Russia to invade its neighbour.

Meanwhile, US media has reported that intelligence officials fear an invasion could begin in early 2022.

It comes as Ukraine says Russia has boosted its military at the border and amassed some 94,000 troops there.

A video call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mr Biden to ease tensions is expected this week. The US President told reporters he is expecting to have a long discussion with the Russian leader, and warned that he will not "accept anybody's red lines".

"What I am doing is putting together what I believe to be the most comprehensive and meaningful set of initiatives to make it very, very difficult for Mr Putin to go ahead and do what people are worried he's going to do," Mr Biden said as he left for the presidential retreat at Camp David.

While Mr Biden did not set out what precise actions the US plans to take, American and Ukrainian officials warned again this week that severe economic sanctions are on the table against Russia.

On Thursday Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the US had threatened fresh sanctions after his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Mr Biden's comments come as the Washington post reported that US intelligence officials fear the Kremlin is planning a multi-front offensive as soon as early next year involving up to 175,000 troops.

Officials have also reportedly seen an increase in propaganda efforts through the use of proxies and media outlets to denigrate Ukraine and Nato ahead of a potential invasion.

Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov has said that he believes the most likely timing of any Russian escalation "will be the end of January".

This week Britain's most senior military officer said "we have to be on our guard" about the potential for conflict in the region.

Gen Sir Nick Carter told the BBC that he "distinctly hoped" there would not be a war with Russia, but added that Nato would have to be ready for that eventuality.

Tensions between Russia and Ukraine are nothing new. In 2014 Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula and soon after started to back a separatist insurgency in Ukraine's east that has seen some 14,000 people killed in periodic fighting.

More recently, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has moved against Russian interests, slapping sanctions on a powerful friend of President Putin and banning broadcasts by three pro-Russian TV stations.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59528864

Bia all these bloodthirsty world leaders that are just comfortable with wasting thousands of lives just to push their agenda. They should be careful and fear God o. They should that no matter how powerful they believe they are, they're still flesh and blood and not invincible. All it takes is to breathe in one day and not be able to breathe out and that's it. All the military might and technology, political agenda etc, everything useless. I know absolute power corrupts but fear God and treat lives with sanctity rather than just statistics, because you were also given the life you have

Russia is not one to joke with too but why do they have this possess it all attitude like China. I'm waiting for the day China will come and take over this country because those loans, we no go fit pay. It would slaving on a different level because Chinese no get joy

****TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN*****
I laugh in, 27 different languages wati biden want do

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning
Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest
country in the world, covering over 17,125,191 square
kilometres,

Russian troops took part in a large number of wars and
armed clashes in various parts of the world. Starting from
the princely squads, opposing the raids of nomads, and
fighting for the expansion of the territory of the Old Russian
state, through the period of significant territorial growth of
Russia in the 15th-20th centuries, marked by wars of
conquest in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, the Volga
region, Siberia, Central Asia and the Far East, to the world
wars of the 20th century and today.

3rd world war and possibly end of the world approaching...

Russia should quickly turn Ukraine to dump site make everybody rest.

Kriss216:
Russia should quickly turn Ukraine to dump site make everybody rest.

Turn it to dumpsite because it's statues that are living there. You guys will just come to faceless forums and type empty comments. I don't know if it's just out of compulsion to contribute to the topic, no matter how the contribution sounds

ArchiLtd:


Turn it to dumpsite because it's statues that are living there. You guys will just come to faceless forums and just type empty comments. I don't know if it's just out of compulsion to contribute to the topic, no matter how the contribution sounds

But, you're yet to condemn continuous attacks from Northern Nigeria Fulani herdsmen against innocent and helpless farmers in Southern Nigeria.
Hypocrite!

You now care about lives of Ukrainians.

Kriss216:

But, you're yet to condemn continuous attacks from Northern Nigeria Fulani herdsmen against innocent and helpless farmers in Southern Nigeria.
Hypocrite!

You now care about lives of Ukrainians.

Nice. Use the classic baseless accusation tactics to justify and deflect attention from whatever nonsense you say. When criticised, never look to see if there's truth in it, instead, counter attack by throwing accusations, usually using character defamation as the trump card. We've seen this pattern a million times over so no surprises.

One good thing about a war involving the USA is that the value of dollar will drop and the price of oil will go up.

Seriously?

Have they protected Afghans finish?

Putin!

Na this kain news dey ginger righteous

All these word leaders always making noise and creating tensions here and there, anyways it's expected as all of them will want to be recognized as hit men.
But if I were smaller countries I won't take them serious because they are only after thier own interests or at best trying to prove they are the toughest, but Las las all man for himself.

Kriss216:
Russia should quickly turn Ukraine to dump site make everybody rest.

What kind of reasoning is this?

mehn this is serious

Oluwabiden
He doest just have the balls of Trump

Russia of today cannot stand us military:
https://armedforces.eu/compare/country_USA_vs_Russia

Biden on the beats.

Daddy G.O aka Assistant Jesus will soon arrive.
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Please Ladies and Gentlemen, Let's welcome His Lordship Most Rev Archbishop Righteousness Ekpu. JP,FIN,OON,PDP,APC,OPC,NNPC,LPG.

Too much mouth..

This two countries don dey make mouth for each others way back..
Fight they refused, So we can see the winner in my lifetime.

What is USA looking for in Russia's backyard?

That's KRISS, the brain has been krissed. What do you expect?

ArchiLtd:


Turn it to dumpsite because it's statues that are living there. You guys will just come to faceless forums and type empty comments. I don't know if it's just out of compulsion to contribute to the topic, no matter how the contribution sounds

Noted

Sheer ambivalence...
What is the world turning into?

Baba God, please preserve your own, Amen.

This one wan shook mouth for wetin no concern am

nothing he can do

Russia cannot afford a war. There is more to loose than to gain.

MangekyoAlt:

At this point, if russia doesn't get what they want through war, it would be too late.
I don't even know whether you're following what is causing this tension.

Usa is a very wicked country. They are expanding their bases everywhere. Now they want to expand their bases to countries that have borders with russia which is unacceptable in russias view.

I mean why would a big country like Russia allow USA to create bases just outside its borders? USA wouldn't allow it if it was them.

So russia has given them an option. It's either they stop expanding to the east or they will attack and take the ukrain that they want to build their bases in

Dialogue is an option. This can be achieved with good and fair negotiations.

Russia was equally being a threat to the US. This was probably why they made that strategic move.

They can both de escalate with proper negotiations. War benefits nobody.

I still say Russia or let me say Putin cannot afford a war. It has more to loose than to gain.

WW3?