US increases its threat assessment of a potentially imminent Russian attack against Ukraine as diplomatic efforts to dissuade Moscow from attacking its pro-Western neighbour falter
"We're now at a stage where Russia could at any point launch an attack on Ukraine," says White House, upping its threat assessment.The White House has said that Russia is ready to attack Ukraine at "any point," upping its threat assessment ahead of a meeting between the top US and Russian diplomats.
Ukraine, the US, and European countries have raised deep concerns over Russia's troop build-up on the border, despite repeated denials from Moscow that an invasion is planned. Psaki stressed that this could include shelving the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany.
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