Ethiopian President, Abiy Ahmed, has warned of “massive consequences” in the event of any Russian military incursion into Ukraine, or any hybrid attacks on the country.
Speaking at a press conference in Berlin with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock on Thursday afternoon, Blinken said their aim was to seek a diplomatic path to de-escalate tensions caused by Russia amassing troops on Ukraine’s borders.
“We have been very clear throughout, if any Russian military forces move across the Ukrainian border and commit new acts of aggression against Ukraine, that will be met with a swift and severe united response from the United States and our allies and partners,” Blinken said.
Blinken said that Russia has “a lot of tools in its playbook, some of them short of military action” and referred to hybrid attacks designed to undermine democracy or foment unrest or panic.
He said that allies would mount a coordinated response against Russia.