Time for Russia’s attack on Ukraine fixed? Blinken’s statement caused panic

Canberra: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that Russia could attack Ukraine during the ongoing Winter Olympics in Beijing and that American citizens should leave the Eastern European country immediately. Blinken did not elaborate on the reasons behind the latest security alert from the State Department. “Simply put, we are seeing worrying signs of escalating tensions from the Russian side, including the arrival of new forces on the Ukrainian border,” Blinken said in Melbourne, Australia.

‘Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could start anytime’

The US Secretary of State said, ‘We are at a point where an attack can start at any time, and clearly in this olympics time is also included. The Olympic Games are to end on February 20. Russia has Ukraine The U.S. has gathered more than a million troops and says it has no intention of attacking, but wants Western countries to keep Ukraine and former Soviet countries out of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

‘The alliance between Russia and China is worrying’
India, Japan, Australia and America The meeting was chaired by Australian Foreign Minister Morris Payne, amid the threat of an attack on Ukraine and deepening ties between Russia and China. He said the alliance between Russia and China “is worrying because it does not reflect a global order that favors aspirations for independence, openness, sovereignty and territorial integrity”. Blinken had earlier said that a confrontation with China in the Indo-Pacific region could not be averted.

Blinken will also go on a trip to Fiji
Blinken’s visit is aimed at bolstering US interests in Asia and countering China’s growing aggression in the region. He will also visit Fiji and discuss serious concerns related to North Korea with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Hawaii. China has territorial disputes with several countries in the strategically important Indo-Pacific region and has been opposing the Quad alliance since its inception.

China dismisses QUAD concerns
There itself, China Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian dismissed QUAD’s concerns about China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region. “We expect all countries to take concrete steps to enable the countries of the Pacific region to meet their challenges, as well as do more work for regional peace, stability and development,” he said.