.weijia reports that the White House assembled a 'Tiger Team' in November to prepare for all potential responses if Russia invades Ukraine: 'There is a playbook that goes through step-by-step what would need to happen'
"remains distinctly possible," but held out hope that a diplomatic resolution could be reached.
While the U.S. has ruled out sending troops into Ukraine to defend against a Russian attack, the president warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that the U.S. would take action if Russian forces move into any of the NATO countries surrounding Ukraine, saying"an attack on NATO is an attack on all of us."
Privatbank said that depositors' funds face"no threat" — it's just the app that is affected, and financial transactions"are perform[ing] normally." Oschadbank's internet banking is down. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security on Monday held a call to warn law enforcement, military and U.S. infrastructure stakeholders to be prepared for potential Russian cyberattacks that correspond with a possible invasion of Ukraine. Tucker Reals, Olivia Gazis, Eleanor Watson, Nicole Sganga, Kathryn Watson and Caroline Linton contributed to this report.
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