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On November 20, 2021, Trump-Russia hoaxer and Biden [[DNI]] [[Avril Haines]]<ref>https://the-war-economy.medium.com/spygate-part-9-the-deputies-meetings-cde47d4d08a6</ref> alleged that Russia had massed 100,000 troops at the border with Ukraine and was planning an invasion.  In late December 2021 [[Jake Sullivan]] said a four-week window was left to prevent such an invasion and that if it were to happen the sanctions against Russia "would be overwhelming, immediate and inflict significant cost on the Russian economy and their financial system."<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/19/politics/joe-biden-russia-ukraine-obama-2014/index.html</ref>  Germany had called upon the US not to impose sanctions, insisting that doing so will "damage transatlantic unity", ''Axios'' reported,<ref>[https://www.axios.com/germany-nord-stream-sanctions-congress-ukraine-4d28940b-dc3b-4b19-9d16-c122da6d113c.html Scoop: Germany urges Congress not to sanction Putin’s pipeline], Zachary Basu, ''Axios'', Nov 28, 2021.</ref> citing newly obtained German documents dated November 19, 2021 and marked as "classified":

On November 20, 2021, Trump-Russia hoaxer and Biden [[DNI]] [[Avril Haines]]<ref>https://the-war-economy.medium.com/spygate-part-9-the-deputies-meetings-cde47d4d08a6</ref> alleged that Russia had massed 100,000 troops at the border with Ukraine and was planning an invasion.  In late December 2021 [[Jake Sullivan]] said a four-week window was left to prevent such an invasion and that if it were to happen the sanctions against Russia "would be overwhelming, immediate and inflict significant cost on the Russian economy and their financial system."<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/19/politics/joe-biden-russia-ukraine-obama-2014/index.html</ref>  Germany had called upon the US not to impose sanctions, insisting that doing so will "damage transatlantic unity", ''Axios'' reported,<ref>[https://www.axios.com/germany-nord-stream-sanctions-congress-ukraine-4d28940b-dc3b-4b19-9d16-c122da6d113c.html Scoop: Germany urges Congress not to sanction Putin’s pipeline], Zachary Basu, ''Axios'', Nov 28, 2021.</ref> citing newly obtained German documents dated November 19, 2021 and marked as "classified":

{{quotebox-float|"US Sanctions targeting [[Nord Stream 2]] would undermine the commitment given to [[Germany]] in the Joint Statement, weaken the credibility of the US government, and endanger the achievements of the Joint Statement, including the provisions supporting Ukraine."<ref>https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21118732-germany-non-paper</ref>}}  

{{quotebox-float|"US Sanctions targeting [[Nord Stream 2]] would undermine the commitment given to [[Germany]] in the Joint Statement, weaken the credibility of the US government, and endanger the achievements of the Joint Statement, including the provisions supporting Ukraine."<ref>https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21118732-germany-non-paper</ref>}}  

The ongoing reality was a massive buildup and activity of [[NATO]] forces inside Ukraine, which Putin had warned about crossing Russia's red line days before Haines panicked statements.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/putin-accuses-nato-of-ignoring-russian-warnings-about-red-lines</ref>  [[CIA]] leaker [[David Ignatius]] told the ''Washington Post'' that the US was supporting an anti-Russian military insurgency in Ukraine.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/19/biden-ukraine-insurgents-russia/</ref>  Germany refused flyover permission for arms deliveries to Ukraine.  Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova reported that ten thousand NATO soldiers, including four thousand Americans, were already stationed and active in Ukraine. Drones and Stingers have been provided and used in eastern Ukraine.<ref>https://tass.com/world/1376191</ref>  Several NATO members refused to send troops if NATO got involved in Ukraine.  

The ongoing reality was a massive buildup and activity of [[NATO]] forces inside Ukraine, which Putin had warned about crossing Russia's red line days before Haines panicked statements.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/putin-accuses-nato-of-ignoring-russian-warnings-about-red-lines</ref>  [[CIA]] leaker [[David Ignatius]] told the ''Washington Post'' that the US was supporting an anti-Russian military insurgency in Ukraine.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/19/biden-ukraine-insurgents-russia/</ref>  Germany refused flyover permission for arms deliveries to Ukraine.  Foreign Ministry spokeswoman [[Maria Zakharova]] reported that ten thousand NATO soldiers, including four thousand Americans, were already stationed and active in Ukraine. Drones and Stingers have been provided and used in eastern Ukraine.<ref>https://tass.com/world/1376191</ref>  Several NATO members refused to send troops if NATO got involved in Ukraine.  

[[File:Ukro-nazis.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The so-called "[[Ukrainian crisis|Revolution of Dignity]]" which the [[Obama administration]] supported.  Written on the wall: “Ukraine for Ukrainians.”<ref>https://futuristrendcast.wordpress.com/tag/upass-bandera-crimes/</ref>]]

[[File:Ukro-nazis.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The so-called "[[Ukrainian crisis|Revolution of Dignity]]" which the [[Obama administration]] supported.  Written on the wall: “Ukraine for Ukrainians.”<ref>https://futuristrendcast.wordpress.com/tag/upass-bandera-crimes/</ref>]]

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova reported that ten thousand NATO soldiers, including four thousand Americans, were already stationed and active in Ukraine. Drones and Stingers have been provided and used in eastern Ukraine.<ref>https://tass.com/world/1376191</ref>  In light of all the threatening activity on its border, on December 17, 2021 President Putin presented two treaties to be signed, one with the US<ref>https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/rso/nato/1790818/?lang=en</ref> the other with NATO,<ref>https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/rso/nato/1790803/?lang=en&clear_cache=Y</ref> the essence of which is that [[the West]] pledges not to threaten Russia's borders by offering membership to Ukraine or by arming and basing missiles in Ukraine.  Putin stated, "You are on our doorstep. We cannot back down."  Putin promised a response if the NATO powers do not stop their offensive actions. NATO General Secretary [[Jens Stoltenberg]] rejected them out of hand.  Russia's deputy foreign minister Alexander Grushko said on December 18, 2021 that NATO has been living in a fantasy world and that Europeans must think about whether they mean to turn their continent into a field of military confrontation.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova reported that ten thousand NATO soldiers, including four thousand Americans, were already stationed and active in Ukraine. Drones and Stingers have been provided and used in eastern Ukraine.<ref>https://tass.com/world/1376191</ref>  In light of all the threatening activity on its border, on December 17, 2021 President Putin presented two treaties to be signed, one with the US<ref>https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/rso/nato/1790818/?lang=en</ref> the other with NATO,<ref>https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/rso/nato/1790803/?lang=en&clear_cache=Y</ref> the essence of which is that [[the West]] pledges not to threaten Russia's borders by offering membership to Ukraine or by arming and basing missiles in Ukraine.  Putin stated, "You are on our doorstep. We cannot back down."  Putin promised a response if the NATO powers do not stop their offensive actions. NATO General Secretary [[Jens Stoltenberg]] rejected them out of hand.  Russia's deputy foreign minister Alexander Grushko said on December 18, 2021 that NATO has been living in a fantasy world and that Europeans must think about whether they mean to turn their continent into a field of military confrontation.