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U.S. President Biden and Russian President Putin had a conversation over the phone last weekend over the Ukraine crisis, but it ended without any results.
Tensions are growing at the White House, reiterating that Russia is likely to invade at any moment.
Correspondent Yunsu Kim from Washington.
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The day after the phone conversation between US President Biden and Russian President Putin, White House National Security Adviser Sullivan again emphasized that a Russian invasion could happen anytime soon.
It is said that the negotiations between the two presidents did not bring much profit.
[Jake Sullivan / National Security Adviser, White House: It is possible that Russia will use a diplomatic solution, but the way they deploy their troops and use their strategy makes it
very likely that a large-scale military operation will be launched soon.]
Diagnosed that it is difficult, but it is at a stage where a Russian attack can be made before the closing of the Beijing Winter Olympics on the 20th.
Earlier, during a videoconference with European leaders, President Biden suggested the start date of Russia's invasion as the 16th.
Sullivan also predicted that large-scale casualties would be inevitable as the invasion began as an airstrike and continued into a ground battle.
[Jake Sullivan/US White House National Security Adviser: Russia's air strikes on Ukraine are likely to start with a large number of missiles and bombs.
Innocent citizens can be sacrificed regardless of nationality.]
President Biden focused on finding a breakthrough for a last-minute diplomatic solution while talking to the Ukrainian president after a day of phone conversations with Putin.