White House no longer calling Russia invasion of Ukraine 'imminent'
After repeatedly claiming in recent days that awas “imminent,” the White House has stopped using the word because it sent the wrong message, press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Wednesday.
According to press secretary Jen Psaki, the White House is not using the word “imminent” to describe a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine any longer.“Our hope is that this will work, and that Putin will understand that war and confrontation is not the path that he wants to follow, but he wants to take a path of diplomacy,” the envoy added.
Ukrainian troops walking in a trench near the front line with Russia-backed separatists in Avdiivka amid tensions between the two countries on February 2, 2022.On Jan. 25, two days after the families of US personnel, Psaki told reporters at the White House: “I think when we said it was imminent, it remains imminent.”
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