- The US leader insisted it was “not too late to de-escalate and return to the negotiating table.
- The Kremlin insists it has no plans to attack its neighbor.
- US Secretary of State accused the Kremlin of mounting a propaganda campaign to create an excuse for war.
Washington: President Joe Biden said Friday he is “convinced” that Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine within the week, an event that would trigger Western sanctions set to turn Russia into what a US official called a “pariah.”
“As of this moment I’m convinced he’s made the decision,” Biden said in televised remarks at the White House.
Biden said the attack could come in the next “week” or “days” and that targets would include the capital Kyiv, “a city of 2.8 million innocent people.”
The US leader insisted it was “not too late to de-escalate and return to the negotiating table,” but warned that if an attack comes, the Russian president will have “slammed the door shut on diplomacy.”
