“We cannot accurately predict the day, but we say that we are in a period when an invasion, a major military operation, could be launched by Russia in Ukraine any day.
This includes next week, until the end of the Olympics.
Of course, this can happen after the Olympics.
Or, this is still possible, Russia can choose the path of diplomacy, ”RIA Novosti quotes the words of an American official.
As previously reported by Politico, citing sources, US President Joe Biden, during negotiations with allies, said that Russia could “launch an invasion of Ukraine” on February 16.
On January 31, NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov reaffirmed that he sees no sign of Russia preparing for a "full-scale invasion" of Ukraine.
He spoke about this on January 24th.
The White House did not agree with Kiev's assessments.
According to Jen Psaki, no one can "read the mind of Russian President Vladimir Putin."