US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday appeared to compare Russsia's military to a snake that was uncoiling and preparing to strike Ukraine after a massive military buildup that has stoked the biggest East-West crisis since the Cold War.
U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a news conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, February 19, 2022.Moscow opens investigation after reports Ukrainian shell exploded in RussiaUS Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday appeared to compare Russia's military to a snake that was uncoiling and preparing to strike Ukraine after a massive military build-up that has stoked the biggest East-West crisis since the Cold War.
Austin, a retired Army general, warned Moscow could move on Ukraine at any time and he listed the kinds of military capabilities that Russia has massed and repositioned near Ukraine. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said he was concerned that if the Kremlin was willing to take Ukraine, Moscow would next target the Baltic states and Poland.
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