Biden, Putin to speak as US says Russia could invade Ukraine during Olympics

The U.S. said Friday that a Russian attack on Ukraine could begin during the Olympics.

The U.S. issued a stark new warning Friday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could begin during the Olympics.

"We can't pinpoint the day, at this point, and we can't pinpoint the hour, but what we can say is that there is a credible prospect that a Russian military action would take place even before the end of the Olympics," U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters at the White House. The Winter Olympics, which are ongoing in Beijing, are scheduled to end on Feb. 20.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking in Melbourne, Australia, earlier Friday, shared the same message: "As we said before, we're in a window when an invasion could begin at any time. To be clear, that includes during the Olympics."

Sullivan said the United States still could not say whether Russian President Vladimir Putin had actually made a decision to invade.