Russia likely to invade Ukraine in days’ time as Belarus military drills serve as ‘cover’: Sen. Cotton

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., gives his projections on the development of Russia-Ukraine military tensions.

"The sad fact is that Russia has troops encircling Ukraine and they’re exposed on almost every front," he said. "But my estimate based, on the late troops movements into Belarus, is that Vladimir Putin decided that he wanted to get to the capital sooner rather than later."

But the Belarus military drills could be all but a distraction, which has led the senator to believe that an initial invasion of Ukraine could happen in a matter of days.