“If Russia invades Ukraine, it will be an attack on the UN charter... We will act, including through the Security Council, Russia must be ready for this.
We have already held discussions in New York with a number of colleagues and allies, ”she said in an online interview with The Washinhton Post, her words are quoted by TASS.
The permanent representative added that in the event of an aggravation, the United States would seek to ensure that Russia "felt isolation" in diplomatic terms.
“They will veto any resolution against them, but they will be completely isolated and they will have to defend themselves,” she said.
On January 18, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, urged him not to replicate speculation about the allegedly impending "Russian aggression", but to force the Ukrainian authorities to implement the Minsk agreements in full.
The Russian embassy in Washington also called reports that Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine allegedly could begin between mid-January and mid-February, and Moscow allegedly could "fabricate a pretext for an attack" a fabrication and information pressure.