Blinken: A Russian invasion “could begin at any time,” including during the Winter Olympics
that Russian President Vladimir Putin would wait until the Beijing Games had finished in late February before launching an invasion so as to avoid angering Chinese President Xi Jinping.
There are “very troubling signs of Russian escalation” at the border, Blinken said, including new Russian forces arriving. , adding that Washington would continue to “draw down” its embassy in the country after it ordered the family of staff to leave in January.
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