Blinken Warns Of “Consequences” If Russia Acts “Aggressively” In Ukraine

WATCH: Sec. State Blinken has "real concerns about Russia's actions on the borders of Ukraine."@SecBlinken: "The question is, 'Is Russia going to continue to act aggressively and recklessly?' If it does, the president's been clear, there'll be costs, there'll be consequences." pic.twitter.com/Qy0aiBkSK6

— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) April 11, 2021

• Blinken Warns Of “Consequences” If Russia Acts “Aggressively” In Ukraine
  by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken took to the Sunday talk shows to put Moscow on notice after Ukraine’s leaders have alleged a nearly unprecedented Russian forces build-up along the border… bigger than any time since 2014. Blinken said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Russia faces “consequences” if at any point it acts “aggressively” towards Ukraine:
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  “I have to tell you I have real concerns about Russia’s actions on the borders of Ukraine,” Blinken warned. “That’s why we’re in very close contact, in close coordination, with our allies and partners in Europe. All of us share that concern.”
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  “President Biden’s been very clear about this. If Russia acts recklessly, or aggressively, there will be costs, there will be consequences,” the secretary of state said further. But when pressed on potential military options on the table, he responded “I’m not going to get into hypotheticals.”
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  He cited Russian “actions” on the border at a moment of heighted military exercises that’s involved the mustering of many thousands of additional troops, far more than normal. Here’s more of the Sunday statements in context:
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