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EU and Nato allies have swung behind the Biden administration’s assessment that Russia may be poised to invade Ukraine following unprecedented sharing of US intelligence on Moscow’s military movements.
Weeks of US diplomatic engagement with European governments, backed by a sharing of intelligence normally reserved for Washington’s closest allies, have convinced some previously sceptical capitals, including Berlin, that the Kremlin could order its troops into Ukraine “as soon as early 2022”.
The effort has galvanised support for the need for robust sanctions threats to deter the Kremlin.
Joe Biden will warn Vladimir Putin against any invasion in a planned video summit tomorrow, with the full backing of Nato and the EU for retaliatory measures, European defence and security officials told the Financial Times.
The Kremlin has consistently denied that it plans to invade Ukraine and…
