{"id":1337155,"date":"2022-02-24T06:49:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T11:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1337155"},"modified":"2022-02-24T11:52:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T16:52:54","slug":"bush-calls-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-gravest-security-crisis-in-europe-since-world-war-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bush-calls-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-gravest-security-crisis-in-europe-since-world-war-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Bush Calls Russian Invasion Of Ukraine \u2018Gravest Security Crisis\u2019 In Europe Since World War II"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbush-calls-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-gravest-security-crisis-in-europe-since-world-war-ii%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1337155&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-800113008-e1645720203390.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Former U.S. President George W. Bush responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, describing it as the most severe threat to the security of Europe since World War II.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cRussia\u2019s attack on Ukraine constitutes the gravest security crisis on the European continent since World War II. I join the international community in condemning Vladimir Putin\u2019s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine,\u201d Bush <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/george-w-bush-putin-russia-ukraine-invasion-war\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cThe American government and people must stand in solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people as they seek freedom and the right to choose their own future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During a televised address at 5:55 a.m. Moscow time on Thursday (9:55 p.m. E.T. on Wednesday), Putin announced the launch of a \u201cspecialized military operation\u201d in Ukraine\u2019s Donbas region, part of which has been occupied by Russian-backed rebels since the last invasion of 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Putin pledged to demilitarize and \u201cde-Nazify\u201d Ukraine, in reference to the Kremlin\u2019s claim that both Ukraine\u2019s military and desire to join NATO represents a security threat, and that it is run by neo-Nazis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI have taken the decision to carry out a special military operation,\u201d Putin said. \u201cIts goal will be to defend people who for eight years are suffering persecution and genocide by the Kyiv regime. For this we will aim for demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, as well as taking to court those who carried out multiple bloody crimes against civilians, including citizens of the Russian Federation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Putin then threatened anyone who may try and intervene.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAnyone who tries to interfere with us, or even more so, to create threats for our country and our people, must know that Russia\u2019s response will be immediate and will lead you to such consequences as you have never before experienced in your history,\u201d Putin said. \u201cWe are ready for any turn of events.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Immediately after this announcement, multiple journalists on the ground across Ukraine reported hearing explosions. Reporters in Ukraine\u2019s capital, Kyiv, Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region, and in the southern port city of Odessa all related news of explosions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Numerous Ukrainian government officials said that Russian \u201ccruise and ballistic missile strikes\u201d were being launched against Ukrainian military targets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe prayers of the entire world are with the people of Ukraine tonight as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces. President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering. Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its Allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way. The world will hold Russia accountable,\u201d President Joe Biden said in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/02\/23\/statement-by-president-biden-on-russias-unprovoked-and-unjustified-attack-on-ukraine\/\"><span>statement<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cI will be monitoring the situation from the White House this evening and will continue to get regular updates from my national security team. Tomorrow, I will meet with my G7 counterparts in the morning and then speak to the American people to announce the further consequences the United States and our Allies and partners will impose on Russia for this needless act of aggression against Ukraine and global peace and security. We will also coordinate with our NATO Allies to ensure a strong, united response that deters any aggression against the Alliance. Tonight, Jill and I are praying for the brave and proud people of Ukraine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\"><i><span> @ighaworth<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former U.S. President George W. 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