Russia 'preparing for invasion of Ukraine,' NATO head says, as world faces 'new normal in European security'
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Sunday said of the current build-up of troops at the Ukrainian border that it appeared "Russia is preparing for an invasion of Ukraine" and stressed that while it’s not too late for Moscow to change course against an armed attack, there's a "new normal in European security."
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, meet for bilateral talks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. ((Sven Hoppe/Pool via AP)) Two police officers monitor NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, background center, as he speaks to media during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. ((AP Photo/Michael Probst)) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to media during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. ((AP Photo/Michael Probst))
"Last week, actually, Russia said that they will step back. Russia is stepping up with more troops and higher and even closer to the Ukrainian border," Stoltenberg, speaking from Brussels, told CBS’ "Face The Nation" host Margaret Brennan. "Also, the fact that this exercise, they said, should end today will now continue. So, all of this fits into the picture that Russia is preparing for an invasion of Ukraine."