
Blinken: Russia has plans in place to increase force on Ukraine borders "even more"
CNN
Russia has plans to further increase its military forces on Ukrainian borders, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday in remarks to personnel at the US Embassy in Kyiv.
"We know that there are plans in place to increase that force even more on very short notice," Blinken said of the massive troop build-up near Ukranian borders. "And that gives President Putin the capacity also on very short notice to take further aggressive action against Ukraine and that, of course, has gotten not only our attention, but it's gotten the attention of virtually all of our allies and partners and not just in Europe, even beyond."
"This is a critical time for Ukraine," Blinken explained to a crowd of roughly 60 people, speaking alongside Charge d'Affaires Kristina Kvien.

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