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Biden's national security adviser apparently did not heed the request by the UN to avoid provocative rhetoric expressed in the wake of Bloomberg mistakenly announcing that Russia had invaded Ukraine. The UN secretary-general warned that such actions can aggravate tensions.
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has claimed in a series of interviews that the US government believes Russia might invade Ukraine in a matter of weeks or even days.
"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. [...] We believe that there is a very distinct possibility that Vladimir Putin will order an attack on Ukraine", Sullivan said in interviews with Fox News and ABC.
The Biden administration official, however, failed to produce or even mention any evidence that led the White House to believe this was possible. Earlier, several US media outlets claimed that Moscow might attack Ukraine in the coming days, citing alleged data on Russian troop deployments.
Sullivan insisted that a diplomatic option to resolve the ongoing tensions is still available for Russia. Moscow, in turn, has repeatedly stressed that war against its neighbour has never been on the table, strongly condemning the dangerous rhetoric of western politicians and media suggesting otherwise.
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