WASHINGTON (Washington Insider Magazine) – Rather than believing that the Ukraine crisis is receding, the US is intensifying its information warfare effort against Moscow, bringing the world on red alert for a military invasion of Ukraine.
The Biden administration, in order to keep a strain on Russian President Vladimir Putin and keep its allies together, has firmly rejected what it considers to be Moscow’s disinformation and warned that the problem is only getting worse. Despite the Kremlin’s assurances that some soldiers had retreated to base in statements regarded as an opportunity for negotiation, a senior official revealed Wednesday evening that Russia had mobilized additional 7,000 troops near the Ukrainian frontier in recent days.
The fresh US charges were the latest effort in a very unconventional publicity campaign based on declassified information aimed at depriving Putin of the surprise factor he enjoys as a result of his mastery of deception tactics.
Few people in Washington believe the government’s statements that Russia is ready to attack at any time. However, the seriousness of US warnings over the last several weeks may prompt questions about how long Biden can keep the country on high alert, and if the lack of an invasion despite ever-worsening threats would create rifts between NATO partners — and between the Ukrainian and US administrations. Such strains would be detrimental to Putin’s long-term geopolitical objectives.
Both Russia and the United States, the world’s two most powerful nuclear powers, have stated that they are willing to negotiate. According to CNN, they are still at odds over Putin’s desire to break up current security agreements in Eastern Europe with the withdrawal of NATO forces from former Warsaw Pact countries.
The US’ game is risky because it might drive Putin over the brink, particularly if, as some US leaders think, he’s becoming increasingly inclined to a bunker mentality and receiving very little advice and insight from officials ready to dispute his positions.
The conflict over Ukraine has escalated into Europe’s most dangerous geopolitical standoff since the conclusion of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.