Kamala Harris warns Russia, says – if Ukraine is attacked, a big price will have to be paid

Munich: US Vice President Kamala Harris warned Russia on Saturday that it would pay an “unprecedented” economic price if it attacked Ukraine. Harris said that such an attack would bring European countries closer to America. “This is a defining moment in history,” he told the President of Ukraine. Harris said Ukraine’s president has said he only wants peace for his country. The Vice President made this statement at the annual Munich Security Conference held in Germany.

‘Putin has decided to attack’

A day earlier, President Joe Biden said he was “convinced” that Russian President Vladimir Putin had decided to strike Ukraine. “I am saying very clearly that if Russia invades Ukraine, the US, along with its allies and partners, will impose unprecedented economic sanctions,” Harris said. The aim of the Vice President is to convey to European countries that Western countries have ‘power through unity’.

‘We want peace on our land’
In his address, Harris sent a broad message to Europe that the West had the “power of unity” and that an invasion of Ukraine could lead to a bigger NATO presence at Russia’s doorstep. Later, at the beginning of his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Harris said: “This is a defining moment in history.” We will take any threat to your country very seriously. To this Zelensky said, ‘We clearly understand what is happening. This is our land and we want peace.

‘Ukraine is protecting Europe’

Zelensky pointed to requests for more military and economic aid, saying he wanted Western allies to take “special steps”. Zelensky underlined that Russian forces are present on his country’s border and that Ukraine’s military is actually “protecting the whole of Europe”. Let us tell you that Russia occupied Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in the year 2014 and Russia-backed separatists have been fighting in the eastern part of the country for the last eight years. The US and the European Union imposed sanctions on Russia for annexing Crimea.

‘There is a difference between the words and deeds of Russia’
The West fears an attack on Ukraine after a gathering of about 1.5 lakh Russian troops along the border with Ukraine. Harris said the Biden administration had tried to negotiate with Moscow to find a diplomatic solution with its allies, but there was no good response from the Kremlin. The Vice President said, “Russia continues to say that it is ready for talks, while at the same time it is also closing the way for a diplomatic solution. There is a difference between his words and deeds. (Language)