Russia Could Invade Ukraine "Any Time", Including During Olympics: US
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"We're in a window when an invasion could begin at any time, and to be clear that includes during the Olympics," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said Russia is amassing yet more troops on Ukraine's border, and warned an invasion could come "any time", including during the Winter Olympics which end on February 20.
"We're in a window when an invasion could begin at any time, and to be clear that includes during the Olympics," he said, brushing aside suggestions that Moscow would wait until after the Beijing Games to avoid upstaging its ally China.
"Simply put, we continue to see very troubling signs of Russian escalation," Blinken said after a meeting of counterparts from the so-called Quad countries -- Australia, India, Japan and the United States -- in Melbourne.
Blinken insisted that the United States "would strongly prefer to resolve the differences" with Russia "through diplomacy".
