Joe Biden 'convinced' that Russia will invade Ukraine, issues fresh warning to Vladimir Putin

The US President stated that Russia currently has Ukraine surrounded — from Belarus, along the Russian border with Ukraine, to the Black Sea in the south.  

New Delhi: US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) reiterated that Russia is planning to attack Ukraine in the coming days and warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that he will be responsible for a 'catastrophic and needless war of choice'. 

While speaking on the current Russia-Ukraine situation, Biden said, "We're calling out Russia's plans 'loudly and repeatedly', not because we want a conflict, but because we’re doing everything in our power to remove any reason that Russia may give to justify invading Ukraine and prevent them from moving."

"You know, look, we have reason to believe the Russian forces are planning to and intend to attack Ukraine in the coming week — in the coming days. We believe that they will target Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, a city of 2.8 million innocent people," he said.

Watch live as I give an update on our continued efforts to pursue deterrence and diplomacy – and an update on Russia’s buildup of military troops on the border of Ukraine. https://t.co/Xt6EQUNltF

— President Biden (@POTUS) February 18, 2022