{"id":11902,"date":"2022-02-15T21:19:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T21:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/02\/15\/biden-warns-russia-that-war-on-ukraine-would-be-bloody-and-destructive\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:07:10","slug":"biden-warns-russia-that-war-on-ukraine-would-be-bloody-and-destructive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/2022\/02\/15\/biden-warns-russia-that-war-on-ukraine-would-be-bloody-and-destructive\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden warns Russia that war on Ukraine would be \u2018bloody and destructive\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he believes the Russian public does not want \u201ca bloody and destructive war against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine<\/a>\u201d and said diplomatic solutions to the standoff in Eastern Europe are still available to Russian leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile I will not send American service members to fight in Ukraine, we have supplied the Ukrainian military with equipment to help them defend themselves,\u201d Biden said in an address from the White House. \u201cWe\u2019ve provided training and advice and intelligence for the same purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd make no mistake, the United States will defend every inch of NATO territory with the full force of American power.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent weeks, the White House has ordered about 3,000 American troops into the region in a show of force. Biden\u2019s comments Tuesday came amid conflicting reports of Russian military moves along the border with Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/02\/15\/cyberattack-hits-ukrainian-government-sites-major-banks\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22046410711873.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Cyberattack hits Ukrainian government sites, major banks<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The attack came after weeks of escalating fears that Russia might invade its neighboring country.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russian officials announced earlier in the day that some units participating in military exercises in the area would begin returning to their bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have not yet verified the Russian military units are returning to their home bases,\u201d Biden said. \u201cIndeed, our analysts indicate that they remain very much in a threatening position. And the fact remains right now Russia has more than 150,000 troops circling Ukraine and Belarus and along Ukraine\u2019s border and invasion remains distinctly possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also on Tuesday, a massive cyberattack targeted the web sites of numerous Ukrainian government agencies and banks, White House and Pentagon officials would not say if intelligence showed a link between those moves and Russian forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden said he welcomed the unverified reports of Russian troops being redeployed to other areas but warned that the Russian military \u201cremains in a threatening position\u201d in regards to Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNations have a right to sovereignty and territorial integrity,\u201d Biden said. \u201cThey have the freedom to set their own course and choose with whom they will associate, but that still leaves plenty of room for diplomacy and for de-escalation. That\u2019s the best way forward for all parties in our view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will continue our diplomatic efforts in close consultation with our allies and our partners. As long as there is hope of diplomatic resolution that prevents the use of force and avoids the incredible human suffering that would follow, we will pursue it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russian President Vladimir Putin has publicly stated that he has no plans to invade Ukraine, explaining the military show of force as a counter to growing NATO threats in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/02\/15\/russia-says-some-forces-pulling-back-amid-ukraine-crisis\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/UkieRussia14.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Russia says some forces pulling back amid Ukraine crisis<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The announcement pushed world markets and the ruble up, but U.S. and Ukraine officials expressed skepticism.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden dismissed those arguments, blaming tensions in the region not on western powers but Russia\u2019s decision to invade and annex Crimea in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf Russia does invade in the days and weeks ahead, the human costs for Ukraine will be immense, and the human costs for Russia will also be immense,\u201d Biden warned. \u201cIt will be met with overwhelming international condemnation. The world will not forget that Russia chose needless death and destruction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House officials again urged all U.S. citizens in Ukraine to leave the country as soon as possible, to avoid being caught in the crossfire should an invasion occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent days, State Department officials have moved the U.S. embassy there out of Kyiv and to Lviv, close to the country\u2019s border with Poland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. president&#8217;s latest comments come amid conflicting reports of Russian intentions in the 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