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Donbass: The first round between Biden and Putin
April 6, 2021Ukraine’s Donbass region is, once again, at the top of the global agenda
Ukraine’s Donbass region is, once again, at the top of the global agenda. Tensions have escalated there following the March 26 killing of four Ukrainian soldiers by Russian-backed separatists, as Moscow and Kyiv started a war or words. Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, threatened that “any attempt to start a new war in Donbass could destroy Ukraine.” In truth, Lavrov merely uttered those words on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s behalf.
In light of the most recent developments, Ukraine’s foreign minister spoke by phone with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Following subsequent contact between the two countries’ defense ministers, Kyiv announced that Washington had promised to support Ukraine if the situation were to further deteriorate.
The Ukrainians also called on any NATO allies that share borders with them to heighten their readiness. Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesperson, responded by warning that Russia would take additional precautions to ensure its own safety if the U.S. and NATO were to offer military assistance to Ukraine.
As Kyiv accuses Moscow of engaging in a new act of provocation under the guise of a military drill, all eyes are on Washington. Will the country’s new president, Joe Biden, end up being dragged into a conflict in Ukraine – akin to the 2014 crisis that was a failure for his predecessor, Barack Obama?
Will Donbass be the first test of the Biden administration’s policy of conta
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