United States President Joe Biden will make a statement on the crisis around Ukraine around 22:30 Kyiv time. Information confirmed by CNN.

The United States estimates that Russia has amassed more than 130,000 troops near the border with Ukraine in recent weeks, raising fears among Western and Ukrainian intelligence officials that an invasion may be imminent.. Earlier Tuesday, Russia announced that some of its troops would return to the base after the conclusion of recent exercises, but stressed that major military exercises would continue..

According to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense, troops from the Southern and Western military districts, parts of which are in the neighborhood of Ukraine, have begun to return to their places of deployment, although the announcement did not specify exactly where these troops were based and where they were being redirected..

U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith said on Tuesday that the U.S. was "

The crisis over Ukraine is largely the creation of President Vladimir Putin and his dissatisfaction with the way the Cold War ended with the admission to NATO of former Warsaw Pact countries that were allies of the Soviet Union, such as Poland, Romania and the Baltic states..

Although the NATO bloc was created for purely defensive purposes, Putin sees its advance into Eastern Europe as a direct threat to Russia and imposes on the whole world his view that Moscow has the right to a sphere of influence in the region.. Ukraine is not a NATO member, so the US will not send troops to Kiev. But at the same time, Washington insists that Putin should not decide the fate of another independent, sovereign democracy..

In essence, Putin is holding Ukraine hostage by demanding the withdrawal of NATO forces from Eastern Europe, which is tantamount to changing the world order after the Cold War, which Washington will never agree to..

However, Putin believes this is a historic moment for Russia, hoping to sow discord in the alliance, forever crush Ukraine's dreams of joining the West, and avenge the collapse of the Soviet Union - furthering his vision of Russia's greatness..

On February 13, Zelensky and Biden had a telephone conversation. Volodymyr Zelensky, during a telephone conversation with US President Joe Biden, invited him to come to Ukraine in the coming days to help stabilize the situation amid the growing threat from Russia.

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On February 12, US President Joseph Biden held telephone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the escalation of Russia's military presence on the borders of Ukraine.