Chairman of the US Senate Armed Services Committee: Putin will face “tremendous resistance” in Eastern Ukraine
Kyiv, April 25 (Navigator, Mikhail Ryabov) - A possible decision to send Russian troops into the territory of Eastern Ukraine will be a mistake by Vladimir Putin, already there the Russian military will face “huge resistance.”
This was stated at a briefing in Kyiv by Carl Levin, US Senator from Michigan, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee of the US Senate.
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The politician admitted that it is still not known whether Putin will decide to invade Ukrainian territory.
"The range is from 'generally possible' to 'no, he won't make that mistake because he'll meet enormous resistance, even in areas of the East, although he's not counting on it,'" Levin said.
He clarified that he met with the leaders of Ukraine, and they believe that Putin may abandon the military operation.
“Most of the people we talked to believe that he still hasn’t decided to finally make this mistake and cross the border,” the senator explained.
“I believe that if he decides to do this, there will be a very strong reaction around the world,” the US official warned.
He added that the Americans have the opportunity to impose sanctions on “Russian banks that have correspondent accounts in the United States, as well as Gazprom.”