Officials in the u-s and europe are countering what could be a three-pronged escalation from russia — seven months after the country began its invasion of ukraine
The first prong — the country’s military.
The second prong — geo-political.
The u-s embassy in moscow is warning americans living in russia to get out while they can.
The warning comes amid panic over a military draft in russia.
The country is calling up 300-thousand reservists to help fight the war in ukraine.
Russia is set to formally annex four russian-occupied regions of ukraine following referendum votes that wrapped up yesterday.
The referenda were widely seen as a sham — with regions voting to join russia at rates of 87 percent or higher.
The u-s — announcing it will propose a u-s security council resolution to condemn the results.
{“We know the outcomes of these sham referenda were pre-determined in moscow. The ukrainian people have already demonstrated they will never accept being subjugated to russian rule. This council and the international community must do the same.”}
And finally — there’s the energy standoff with europe.
The e-u is joining a list of officials and experts who suspect yesterday’s nord stream pipeline leaks were an act of sabotage.
The e-u’s foreign policy chief — saying quote “All available information indicates those leaks are a result of a deliberate act.”
While the e-u did not identify a perpetrator — poland suggested the leaks could be part of russia’s hybrid war on nato.
Russia denied having anything to do with the leaks — calling the allegations quote “Predictable and stupid.”