US war profiteers and buccaneers the biggest threat to world peace

A strange situation has emerged during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis: While the parties directly involved are consistently seeking to de-escalate the tensions, the United States, which is thousands of miles away from the region, is doing its utmost to whip up fears of a possible war, as if one was imminent.

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan sounded the "apocalyptic" alarm again on Sunday, claiming that Russian President Vladimir Putin could order an attack on Ukraine within days or weeks. "We are in the window. Any day now, Russia could take military action against Ukraine, or it could be a couple of weeks from now," he said in an interview on Fox News Sunday.

He made the dire warning despite Moscow repeatedly denying it has any plan to invade Ukraine, and while a diplomatic push is in full swing to avoid the worst-case scenario of war happening. Just days ago Russian and Ukrainian negotiators agreed that a permanent cease-fire in eastern Ukraine must be observed "unconditionally" following hours-long talks in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron was scheduled to head to Moscow on Monday and Kiev on Tuesday seeking to de-escalate the crisis and push forward a stalled peace plan.