China News Service, February 20th. For the past few days, the tension between Russia and Ukraine has attracted international attention, and the United States has continued to exaggerate the threat of war.

According to a comprehensive report, on the 19th local time, US Defense Secretary Austin said he believed that the Russian military was ready to attack Ukraine.

On the same day, the White House said that Russia could launch an attack on Ukraine at any time.

Fearing an "invasion", many countries have grounded flights to Kiev, and NATO's staff in Kiev have also been evacuated.

On December 7, 2021 local time, Putin held a video meeting with Biden and several senior US officials.

U.S. says Russia will 'invade' Ukraine

　　February 16th—the day when the U.S. high-profile prediction of Russia’s “invasion” of Ukraine’s war broke out has passed peacefully, but then the U.S. media proposed a new time point—February 20th.

　　The Russian side has repeatedly responded to the "invasion" claim:

　　On the 17th, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov said that Russia has heard a lot about the date of the so-called "invasion", which are irresponsible and fake news;

　　Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said that whether the escalation of the situation around Ukraine will end on February 20 is not up to Russia, because it is not what Russia advocates.

　　On the 19th, the United States began to make predictions.

According to the Associated Press, US Defense Secretary Austin said he agreed with US President Biden's assessment on the 18th that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to re-invade Ukraine.

He also warned that Russia could invade Ukraine at any time.

　　On the same day, the White House said that Russia could launch an attack on Ukraine at any time, Reuters reported.

Data map: A woman walks past the U.S. embassy in Ukraine in Kiev, Ukraine.

Continue to evacuate multinational flights grounded in Kiev

　　A series of operations by the United States have made European countries' anxiety about the escalation of the situation in Ukraine spread rapidly.

　　Many Western countries have already evacuated diplomats from Ukraine's capital, Kiev, amid fears that Russia could "invade" Ukraine.

　　According to reports, on the 19th, a NATO official said that employees stationed in Kiev had moved to Lviv in western Ukraine and Brussels, the capital of Belgium.

　　The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also updated travel advice, advising French citizens currently still in Ukraine to leave Ukraine without a necessary and compelling reason, especially France in Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk People should leave quickly.

　　In addition, Lufthansa announced on the 19th that it will suspend flights to Kiev from the 21st to the 28th.

In addition, Swissair and Austrian Airlines also stopped flights to Kiev.

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

　Call for dialogue Ukrainian president wants to meet Putin

　　The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said on the 19th that nearly 2,000 attacks on the front lines in eastern Ukraine violated the ceasefire agreement.

　　On the same day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who attended the Munich Security Conference in Germany, said that Ukraine would not respond to "provocative" actions, otherwise it would lead to greater risks.

He also said that he did not know what Putin wanted, so he wanted to meet with him.

　　Zelensky also said at the security conference that he hopes to convene a meeting of global powers to fight for new security guarantees for Ukraine.

At the same time, he called on NATO members to indicate whether and when Ukraine will join NATO.