Russian Troops Have Been Ordered To Invade Ukraine, US Intelligence Says – The HuffPost

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Joe Biden, here during a meeting of the National Security Council in Washington, United States, February 20, 2022.

UKRAINE – The United States would have information that the order was sent to the commands russian to carry out a invasion of Ukraineaffirmed this Sunday, February 20, several American media, citing anonymous sources in the field of intelligence.

It is this information that would have prompted President Biden on Friday to say he is “convinced” that Putin had decided to attack Ukraine, assures the washington postattributing this information to anonymous sources without direct citation.

Asked by AFP, the White House, the Pentagon and the State Department have not confirmed or denied this information, also relayed by other American media.

On Friday, a Pentagon official assured that more than 40% of the Russian forces massed on the borders of Ukraine were now in an attack position, noting that the phase of destabilization of the country led by Russia had “begun”.

Movements of Russian troops towards the Ukrainian border have been observed since Wednesday, the official said.

Washington has been warning for weeks that Russia will cause an incident on the Ukrainian border to justify an invasion of Ukraine. This Sunday, the head of diplomacy Antony Blinken again assured that “everything” indicated that Russia was “about” to invade Ukraine.

Russia denies any plan of invasion but demands guarantees for its security such as the withdrawal of NATO from Eastern Europe, so many demands rejected by the West.

The US embassy releases a message on a risk of attacks in Russia

Furthermore, the Embassy of United States in Moscow issued a warning on Sunday evening of the risk of attacks in public places in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and on the Ukrainian border in the context of current tensions.

“According to press reports, there are threats of attacks in shopping malls, train and metro stations, and other public places in major urban areas,” the embassy said in a statement. who does not cite specific press articles.

The message from the embassy to its nationals indicates that the risk exists in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, “as well as in areas where tension is high along the Russian border with Ukraine”.

The US Embassy also advises its nationals in Russia to “avoid crowds” and make “arrangements to evacuate without relying on US government assistance”.

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