President Biden Remarks on Infrastructure in Ohio
President Biden announced a $1 billion investment in the cleanup and restoration of the Great Lakes, targeting what the Environmental Protection Agency has identified as “Areas of Concern.” The president made the announcement during a visit to Lorain, Ohio stating, “It’s going to allow the most significant restoration of the Great Lakes in the history of the Great Lakes.” The funding comes from the recently passed $1 trillion infrastructure law.
President Biden delivers remarks on infrastructure and jobs during a visit to Ohio — 2/17/22
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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on how the bipartisan infrastructure law delivers by rebuilding the infrastructure and creating jobs for the American people.
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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on how the bipartisan infrastructure law delivers by rebuilding the infrastructure and creating jobs for the American people.
Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Great Lakes Restoration
FEBRUARY 17, 2022•SPEECHES AND REMARKS
The Shipyards
Lorain, Ohio
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. They’re all for Marcy. God love you, kiddo. You’re the best.
Before I begin, I want to just point out I was having a –just sitting and talking for a second with the Director of HUD and a former congresswoman just on the other side of this district. And she said something that reminded me of what I miss as well. She said, “It’s so good to be home in Ohio.” No, I really mean it.
And I said, “You’re probably the only one here that understands that every time I get a chance, I go home to Delaware.” (Laughter.) You think I’m joking. I’m not. I represented Delaware for 36 years as a United States senator... more
FEBRUARY 17, 2022•SPEECHES AND REMARKS
The Shipyards
Lorain, Ohio
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. They’re all for Marcy. God love you, kiddo. You’re the best.
Before I begin, I want to just point out I was having a –just sitting and talking for a second with the Director of HUD and a former congresswoman just on the other side of this district. And she said something that reminded me of what I miss as well. She said, “It’s so good to be home in Ohio.” No, I really mean it.
And I said, “You’re probably the only one here that understands that every time I get a chance, I go home to Delaware.” (Laughter.) You think I’m joking. I’m not. I represented Delaware for 36 years as a United States senator... more
U.S. intelligence shows Russia’s military pullback was a ruse, officials say
Feb. 17 - U.S. officials have obtained intelligence that Russia’s announced military pullback from Ukraine’s border was a deliberate ruse to mislead the United States and other world powers, four officials said Thursday, as President Biden offered a bleak warning that the Kremlin will launch an attack “in the next several days.”
The souring optimism that it would be possible to avoid conflict came just days after a flicker of hope, when Russian leaders signaled they would begin to draw down the more than 150,000 troops they have massed at Ukraine’s border. That announcement was accompanied by Kremlin-produced videos of what they claimed were tanks and other heavy equipment leaving border areas by rail car. U.S. officials now believe it was an effort to mask Russia’s true intentions in the region.
All four officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive intelligence.
Russian forces have continued to increase near Ukraine’s frontier, officials said, and shelling escalated in eastern Ukraine, adding to increasingly gloomy attitudes in Washington and European capitals that had hoped to forestall war. Russia is continuing military exercises in Belarus, in easy reach of Ukraine’s border, that intelligence officials fear could give the cover for an invasion. The exercises are due to end Sunday.
Biden told reporters at the White House that the threat of invasion remains “very high” and that Russia may be creating an excuse to do so.
“We have reason to believe that they are engaged in a false-flag operation to have an excuse to go in,” Biden said. “Every indication we have is they’re prepared to go into Ukraine, attack Ukraine.” He added that “my sense is it will happen in the next several days”... more on WashingtonPost
Feb. 17 - U.S. officials have obtained intelligence that Russia’s announced military pullback from Ukraine’s border was a deliberate ruse to mislead the United States and other world powers, four officials said Thursday, as President Biden offered a bleak warning that the Kremlin will launch an attack “in the next several days.”
The souring optimism that it would be possible to avoid conflict came just days after a flicker of hope, when Russian leaders signaled they would begin to draw down the more than 150,000 troops they have massed at Ukraine’s border. That announcement was accompanied by Kremlin-produced videos of what they claimed were tanks and other heavy equipment leaving border areas by rail car. U.S. officials now believe it was an effort to mask Russia’s true intentions in the region.
All four officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive intelligence.
Russian forces have continued to increase near Ukraine’s frontier, officials said, and shelling escalated in eastern Ukraine, adding to increasingly gloomy attitudes in Washington and European capitals that had hoped to forestall war. Russia is continuing military exercises in Belarus, in easy reach of Ukraine’s border, that intelligence officials fear could give the cover for an invasion. The exercises are due to end Sunday.
Biden told reporters at the White House that the threat of invasion remains “very high” and that Russia may be creating an excuse to do so.
“We have reason to believe that they are engaged in a false-flag operation to have an excuse to go in,” Biden said. “Every indication we have is they’re prepared to go into Ukraine, attack Ukraine.” He added that “my sense is it will happen in the next several days”... more on WashingtonPost
FEBRUARY 17, 2022 | PART OF DEFENSE SECRETARY & NATO SECRETARY GENERAL ON RUSSIA-UKRAINE
Defense Secretary Austin on Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Defense Secretary Austin addressed reports of a Russian drawdown at the Ukrainian border saying what’s happening is quite the contrary. He added in his military experience, one doesn’t take actions such as stocking up blood supplies and inching closer to the Ukrainian border for no reason. His comments came during a news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The defense secretary is meeting with his counterparts from other NATO countries to discuss the Russia-Ukraine situation and other matters.
Defense Secretary Austin on Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Defense Secretary Austin addressed reports of a Russian drawdown at the Ukrainian border saying what’s happening is quite the contrary. He added in his military experience, one doesn’t take actions such as stocking up blood supplies and inching closer to the Ukrainian border for no reason. His comments came during a news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The defense secretary is meeting with his counterparts from other NATO countries to discuss the Russia-Ukraine situation and other matters.
Ukraine crisis: US Defence Secretary says 'conflict can still be averted'
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin says 'America will, if we must, defend every inch of NATO territory' and Russia isn't sending troops 'for no reason.' NATO has met in Brussels to discuss multiple diplomatic measures that can be taken to prevent Russia from invading Ukraine. Russia claims to be withdrawing troops from the border with Ukraine but NATO have said they have seen no such evidence. Sky News on YouTube
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin says 'America will, if we must, defend every inch of NATO territory' and Russia isn't sending troops 'for no reason.' NATO has met in Brussels to discuss multiple diplomatic measures that can be taken to prevent Russia from invading Ukraine. Russia claims to be withdrawing troops from the border with Ukraine but NATO have said they have seen no such evidence. Sky News on YouTube
Blinken presents to UN Security Council Washington’s theory on Russia attack on Ukraine
Feb 18 - Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday laid out in stark detail for the United Nations Security Council actions the U.S. believes Russia could take to manufacture a crisis and justify an invasion of Ukraine, The Hill reported.
Blinken delivered the last-minute speech as the U.S. warns that Moscow is on the precipice of launching a war.
“Russia plans to manufacture a pretext for its attack,” Blinken said, adding the pretext could be a violent event that Russia will blame on Ukraine or an “outrageous accusation that Russia will level against the Ukrainian government.”
The secretary said this could take the form of a “fabricated so-called terrorist bombing inside Russia, invented discovery of a mass grave, a staged drone strike against civilians, or a fake, even a real attack using chemical weapons.”
The secretary further said Russian state-run media is amplifying warnings of a potential attack on Russians and that in the event of a “fabricated” crisis, the Russian government may “theatrically convene emergency meetings” and declare it necessary to “defend Russian citizens or ethnic Russians in Ukraine.”
He added that Moscow’s attack plans include that “Russian missiles and bombs will drop across Ukraine, communications will be jammed, cyberattacks will shut down key Ukrainian institutions” and a ground invasion will “advance on key targets that have already been identified and mapped out in detailed plans.”
These plans include targeting the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Blinken said, a city of 2.8 million people. He also said Russia “will target specific groups of Ukrainians.”
Blinken said he was sharing such a detailed assessment with the UN Security Council to deter Russia. source from News.am
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Japan offers Ukraine $100 million in loans in show of support
Feb. 15 - Japan is ready to extend at least $100 million in emergency loans to Ukraine, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday, the Japanese government said in a summary of their phone call.
The offer comes as Russia has amassed more than 100,000 troops near the Ukraine border, raising fears of war and casting a shadow over the Ukrainian economy. Moscow denies planning to invade Ukraine, accusing the West of hysteria.
Zelenskiy expressed his gratitude for the offer, according to the written summary of the two leaders' exchange.
Afterwards Kishida told reporters he had agreed with Zelenskiy to pursue diplomatic efforts tenaciously to ease tensions over the Russian military buildup.
He also said Japan planned to take appropriate steps, including possible sanctions, if Russia invades Ukraine, echoing what his foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, said earlier on Tuesday. source from Reuters
