Battle for Ukrainian capital underway as Russia attempts advance on Kyiv #SmartNews WATCH cnn.com/2022/02/24/eur…
A big concern for NATO is whether Putin's intentions lie beyond Ukraine, a prospect that risks drawing all 30 members – including the US, the United Kingdom, Canada, France and Germany – into a wider conflict on European soil.
"You don't need intelligence to tell you that that's exactly what President Putin wants. He has made clear he'd like to reconstitute the Soviet Empire, short of that he'd like to reassert a sphere of influence
around the neighboring countries that were once part of the Soviet bloc," said Blinken on CBS Evening News.
Blinken said NATO would stand in the way if those were Putin's ultimate goals.
"Now, when it comes to a threat beyond Ukraine's borders. There's something very powerful standing in his way. That's article five of NATO, an attack on one is an attack on all," the top diplomat said.
On Thursday, the US Secretary of Defense ordered the deployment of 7,000 US service members to Europe. The deployment brings the number of US troops moved towards eastern Europe at more than 14,000.
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