As the military crisis escalates along the Ukrainian border, the US has issued a strong warning to Russia. Secretary of State Tony Blincoln said “there could be huge consequences”, and even the words “the drums of war are heard.” Russia has also warned that it could deploy military infrastructure in Cuba if negotiations with the West fail.
Correspondent Hong Hee-jeong reported.
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U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blincoln appeared on the show and mentioned the possibility of strong sanctions against Russia.
[토니 블링컨/미 국무장관 : 러시아가 외교적 대화의 길을 택하기를 강하게 바라지만, 그렇지 않은 경우에도 준비돼 있습니다. 거대한 후과가 발생할 것입니다.]
The Russian military has also warned against large-scale military exercises near the Ukrainian border.
[토니 블링컨/미 국무장관 : 필요하다면 나토(NATO)군을 포함해 우크라이나 접경지대 방어 강화도 검토하고 있습니다.]
Michael Carpenter, the U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, had a higher level of remarks.
“We are currently facing a security crisis in Europe,” Carpenter said.
Earlier, the US and Russia held their first negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland on the 10th, and NATO and Russia held talks in Brussels, Belgium on the 12th, but negotiations broke down on both occasions.
And after negotiations between Russia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe were held in Vienna, Austria on the 13th local time, the atmosphere became even worse.
[세르게이 랴브로프/러시아 외무차관 : 더 이상 물러날 수 없습니다. 그들이 결국 우리의 요구를 수용하지 않아 협상에 실패한다면, 우리 역시 그 어떤 사태도 배제할 수 없을 것입니다.]
Russia also warned that if negotiations fail, it could take steps such as deploying military infrastructure in Cuba or Venezuela.
It’s a remark reminiscent of the Cold War in 1962, when the former Soviet Union tried to build a military base in Cuba and deploy nuclear missiles aimed at the United States.
A dramatic compromise was reached when the United States promised not to invade Cuba and the Soviet Union agreed to withdraw its missiles.
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