According to & nbsp; sources, at & nbsp; the Pentagon is currently working on a number of different scenarios in & nbsp; in case of need for evacuation, from & nbsp; US employees before & nbsp; a larger evacuation with & nbsp; participation of a wider range of American citizens.
Sources of the TV channel emphasized that currently the administration does not see the need for evacuation – planes still fly from Ukraine's international airports, and land borders with Ukraine's western neighbors are open.
Discussions about & nbsp; evacuation plans are part of planning for & nbsp; in the event of a serious deterioration in the & nbsp; security situation, several sources highlighted.
According to the & nbsp; TV channel, on the evening of December 6 & nbsp; US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland held a briefing for & nbsp; senators, in which she spoke about & nbsp; & nbsp; “ tough '' package of sanctions against Russia, which is preparing the US presidential administration in & nbsp; response to & nbsp; “ possible invasion '' Russian troops into & nbsp; the territory of Ukraine.
At the same time, Nuland told the senators that the options for containing the “invasion” are quite obvious and limited.
Sources of the TV channel emphasize that & nbsp; to & nbsp; it is still unclear whether & nbsp; made & nbsp; Russian President Vladimir Putin the decision to & nbsp; & nbsp; “ invasion ''. “ We & nbsp; do not & nbsp; know whether Putin decided & nbsp; to use force, but & nbsp; we & nbsp; know for sure that & nbsp; he & nbsp; puts the Russian armed forces and & nbsp; Russian security forces in & nbsp; a place where they could act quite radically & nbsp; , & nbsp; & mdash; quotes CIA Director William Burns CNN.
On December 7 & nbsp; negotiations between Vladimir Putin and & nbsp; Joe Biden began in & nbsp; videoconference mode, one of & nbsp; topics for & nbsp; discussion will be & nbsp; the situation in & nbsp; Ukraine.
< p>CNN reported yesterday that the & nbsp; Biden administration is discussing the introduction of new sanctions against Russia in the & nbsp; case of its & nbsp; “ invasion '' to & nbsp; Ukraine.
Sanctions may affect the “closest circle” of Russian President Vladimir Putin, energy companies, another option is to disconnect Russia from the international payment system SWIFT.
Such measures are still being discussed with & nbsp; European partners, but & nbsp; the final decision has not yet been & nbsp; made, the newspaper writes. New US sanctions against Russia could also affect Russian sovereign debt, CNN claims.
The Kremlin categorically denies plans to attack Ukraine. Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that & nbsp; Russia is moving troops within its territory and & nbsp; at & nbsp; its discretion. The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova, in & nbsp; in turn, announced & nbsp; pulling into & nbsp; the conflict zone in & nbsp; Donbass 125 & nbsp; 000 Ukrainian military.
On & nbsp; last week, Nuland threatened to introduce “ previously unseen ''; economic sanctions in & nbsp; against Russia in & nbsp; case of aggression against Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has pledged to retaliate. Peskov said that & nbsp; Russia has no such plans and & nbsp; that & nbsp; it does not & nbsp; pose a threat to & nbsp; other countries of the world. Putin himself emphasized that & nbsp; previously it was also said that & nbsp; Russia would allegedly invade the & nbsp; territory of Ukraine, but this did not & nbsp; happened.