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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met Tuesday to discuss Russia's troop buildup along the frontier with Ukraine. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool)
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, left, meets with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, in Brussels, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Johanna Geron, Pool via AP)
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, left, waits for the start of a meeting to take place with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Brussels, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Johanna Geron, Pool via AP)
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In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian nuclear submarines Prince Vladimir, above, and Yekaterinburg stay berthside at a Russian naval base in Gazhiyevo, Kola Peninsula, Russia, Russia, Tuesday, April 13, 2021.  Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday described a massive military buildup in western Russia as part of drills intended to check the armed forces' readiness amid the threats posed by NATO. (Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Ucraina. Il segretario di Stato Usa Antony Blinken ha incontrato durante il vertice della Nato a Bruxelles il ministro degli Esteri ucraino, Dmytro Kuleb.

Secondo il segretario generale della Nato, Jens Stoltenberg, «negli ultimi giorni la Russia ha mobilitato migliaia di soldati pronti al combattimento lungo i confini con l’Ucraina. Si tratta della più grande mobilitazione di uomini al confine dall’annessione illegale della Crimea nel 2014».

Il capo di stato maggiore ucraino Khomchak, ha dichiarato che il suo Paese «si sta preparando per l’offensiva nell’Ucraina orientale» prevedendo anche e «la partecipazione di alleati Nato» che tra l’altro sono impegnati nella maxi esercitazione Defender-Europe 21 che prevede un impegno massiccio dell’esercito statunitense. Anche 2 navi da guerra Usa sono in arrivo nel Mar Nero.

Il 14 aprile Stoltenberg presiede una riunione con i ministri degli Esteri e della Difesa dell’Alleanza, con la presenza diretta di Blinken, mentre Biden e Putin si sono sentiti per un incontro diretto in sede di un Paese terzo da individuare.

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