The United States on Saturday ordered the evacuation of most of its embassy staff in Kyiv amid fears a Russian invasion is increasingly imminent.
“We continue to see signs of Russian escalation, including new forces arriving at the Ukrainian border. As we’ve said before, we are in the window when an invasion could begin at any time should Vladimir Putin decide to order it,” Sullivan told reporters at a White House briefing.
President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will speak on Saturday as Western nations warned a war in Ukraine could ignite at any moment. The last time the two leaders spoke was Dec. 30. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters in Fiji that if Russian President Vladimir Putin was genuinely interested in resolving the escalating standoff through diplomacy, Washington was prepared to play its part but would impose swift economic sanctions if Moscow invades.
“I continue to hope that he will not choose the path of renewed aggression and he’ll chose the path of diplomacy and dialogue,” he told a news conference after meeting Pacific Island leaders. “But if he doesn’t, we’re prepared.” Biden recently warned Americans who remain in Ukraine to leave immediately, saying in an interview with NBC News on Thursday that sending troops into the country to rescue U.S. citizens would result in “world war.”"They should leave immediately," British Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces James Heappey told the BBC.
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