The U.S. is actively monitoring the situation in Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelensky's statement about preparations for the coup d'état, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a briefing according to the website of the U.S. Department of State.
“We are very concerned about the movements we’ve seen along Ukraine’s border. We know that Russia often combines those efforts with internal efforts to destabilize a country. That’s part of the playbook. And we’re looking at it very closely. But I want to make sure that we have a chance to continue our consultations, which have been ongoing, with our allies,” Blinken stated.
According to Blinken, Ukraine’s cooperation with NATO “is vital, and it remains vital in the face of ongoing Russian actions in Ukraine, its increasingly belligerent rhetoric, its recent buildup of forces, its unusual troop movements along Ukraine’s border.”
“And we will be consulting closely with NATO Allies and partners in the days ahead, particularly in the context of concerns raised by Russia’s actions along Ukraine borders, about whether there are other steps that we should take as an alliance to strengthen our defense, to strengthen our resilience, to strengthen our capacity,” Blinken added.
In addition, during the briefing, Latvian Foreign Minister Rinkēvičs, said, “We came to a consensus that the Russian military buildup and movement of military are highly concerning. NATO and the European Union should send a clear signal and should clearly indicate to which point the threats to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine will become our political and military concern, and we will respond appropriately.""
It's worth noting that the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal accused Russia of being behind the organization of a coup d'état, the preparation of which was disclosed by intelligence.