On Thursday afternoon, the White House said: “We are now in a window” where they “believe a Russian attack on Ukraine could come at any time,” Reuters reports.
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On Thursday, Russia delivered a letter of its response to US and NATO proposals regarding the situation in Ukraine.
The White House confirmed it had received the Russians’ response on Thursday afternoon, Reuters reported.
Biden: High risk of invasion
US President Joe Biden said earlier on Thursday that the risk of a Russian invasion was very high, and that there were no talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Reuters.
“Every indication is that they are ready to enter Ukraine,” Biden was quoted by the news agency as saying.
the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti Reports on Thursday said US Deputy Ambassador Bartle Gorman has been deported from the country. They are now awaiting the response of the US authorities to the deportation.
According to Reuters, the reason for the deportation was not clear.
RIA stated that Gorman had a valid visa, and that he had been in Russia for less than three years.
White House press secretary Karen Jean-Pierre called Gorman’s deportation “unjustified,” according to Reuters.
According to sources in the US State Department, Gorman left Russia last week, the news agency wrote.
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