WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia could invade Ukraine inside days or perhaps weeks but could still go for a diplomatic path ahead, White House nationwide safety adviser Jake Sullivan mentioned on Sunday.
“We are within the window. Any day now, Russia could take army motion in opposition to Ukraine, or it could be a pair of weeks from now, or Russia could select to take the diplomatic path as an alternative,” Sullivan, who gave a spherical of tv interviews, instructed the “Fox News Sunday” program.
Any attainable Russian motion could embody annexing Ukraine’s Donbass area, cyberattacks or a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Sullivan instructed ABC’s “This Week” program, including that Russia could act as soon as on Monday although it could additionally be weeks.
Russia has in place about 70% of the fight energy https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-forces-70-level-needed-full-ukraine-invasion-us-officials-2022-02-05 it believes it might want for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and is sending extra battalion tactical teams to the border with its neighbor, two U.S. officers mentioned on Saturday.
As Russia plenty greater than 100,000 troops close to the border, Moscow has mentioned it’s not planning an invasion but could take unspecified army motion if its safety calls for aren’t met. Those embody a promise that NATO won’t ever admit Ukraine, a requirement the United States and NATO have known as unacceptable.
(Reporting by Arshad Mohammed and Susan Heavey; Editing by Will Dunham and Lisa Shumaker)
