US warns Russia could invade Ukraine 'at any point' after it moves troops to Belarus
US officials warned that Russia could launch an attack in Ukraine "at any point", calling the situation "extremely dangerous".
"President Putin has created this crisis by amassing a hundred thousand Russian troops along Ukraine’s borders. This includes moving Russian forces into Belarus recently for joint exercises and conducting additional exercises on Ukraine’s eastern border," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.
"So let’s be clear, our view is that this is an extremely dangerous situation, we are now at a stage where Russia could at any point launch an attack in Ukraine."
The US' top diplomat plans to travel to Ukraine as tensions rise over fears of an invasion.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Kyiv on Wednesday and meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba to "reinforce the United States’ commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity," the State Department said in a statement.
The trip follows negotiations in Europe between the US and Russia that did little to assuage mounting tensions.
Following the talks, multiple US officials warned that Russia was preparing to frame Ukraine in a false flag operation as a pretext to invade the neighbouring country. Russia has denied the US allegation.
Blinken will travel from Kyiv to Berlin on Thursday to discuss the talks with Russia and efforts to prevent an invasion of Ukraine with foreign minister Annalena Baerbock. He will also meet with officials from the UK and France, according to the State Department.
"The trip follows extensive diplomacy with our European Allies and partners about a united approach to address the threat Russia poses to Ukraine and our joint efforts to encourage it to choose diplomacy and
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