
Embassy in Ukraine also temporarily relocated its operations from Kyiv to Lviv due to the acceleration in the buildup of Russian forces. and other allies, most recently Germany and Austria, have urged their citizens to leave the country. "We've seen that with provocations created by the Russians or separatist forces over the weekend, false flag operations, now the news just this morning that the 'exercises' Russia was engaged in in Belarus with 30,000 Russian forces that was supposed to end this weekend will now continue because of tensions in eastern Ukraine, tensions created by Russia and the separatist forces it backs there." "Everything we're seeing tells us that the decision we believe President Putin has made to invade is moving forward," Blinken said. Transcript: Secretary of State Antony Blinken on "Face the Nation".still believes Russia is "moving forward" with plans to invade, despite denials from Moscow that Russia is preparing to launch an attack. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.īlinken told "Face the Nation" that the U.S. The exact timing and location of such a talk have not been determined, but if it does happen, it would occur sometime after a meeting scheduled for this week between U.S.

Biden has agreed "in principle" to meet with Putin in the near future, provided an invasion has not begun, the White House announced Sunday night.
