Biden clarifies remark as Ukraine president insists there are no ‘minor incursions’
Sabine Siebold and Pavel Polityuk
Such an invasion would be met by a “severe and co-ordinated response, economic response as discussed in details with our allies, as laid out very clearly with President Putin,” Biden told reporters. “It’s one thing if it’s a minor incursion and we end up having to fight about what to do and what to not do, et cetera,” the president said, adding that an invasion would be a “disaster” for Russia.
“No matter which path Russia chooses, it will find the US, Germany, and our allies, united,” said secretary of state Antony Blinken, speaking at a press conference with German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock during a visit to Berlin to meet ministers from Britain, France and Germany. “It was not helpful, in fact it was a gift to Putin, but we should not read too much into it. Biden has not given Moscow the green light for an attack on Ukraine. It was a slip of his tongue, and the official Western position will prevail,” said one Western security source.
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