Blinken commented on the possibility of an escalation of the situation around Ukraine

The interview was published on the website of the US State Department.

“An act of aggression starting this week is quite possible if you look at what is happening with the deployment of Russian forces in areas surrounding Ukraine,” Blinken said in response to a question about the likelihood of a “Russian invasion” of Ukraine on February 16.

Earlier, the British publications The Sun and The Mirror, citing US intelligence data, wrote that the “invasion of Ukraine” was allegedly scheduled for February 16 at 03:00 local time.

Commenting on this information, the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov suggested that Ukrainians set alarms and see for themselves that such statements are false.

Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference following talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Russia does not want war.