WASHINGTON — Russia “has all the forces it needs” to launch an invasion of Ukraine, a top Biden administration official said Friday, warning Americans in the country to leave immediately ahead of a war that could start within days.
Speaking from the White House briefing room, national security adviser Jake Sullivan cited shifting U.S. intelligence that showed “new (Russian) forces arriving at the Ukraine border.”
Although he would not elaborate on the new intelligence, Sullivan warned that an attack “could begin during the Olympics.” Until now, intelligence officials believed Russian leader Vladimir Putin would wait until the Games concluded Feb. 20 before beginning a military assault.
