Posted on 02/11/2022 11:38:46 AM PST by Mariner
The US and its allies have new intelligence that suggests Russia could launch an attack on Ukraine even before the end of the Olympics, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
Previous assessments had suggested that Russia was unlikely to move into Ukraine until after the Olympics end on Feb. 20, US officials had told CNN in the past. The revelation of the new intelligence comes as administration officials have dramatically ramped up the urgency of their public warnings related to Ukraine in the past 24 hours.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine "could begin at any time," including during the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the United States continues "to see very troubling signs of Russian escalation, including new forces arriving at the Ukrainian border."
Kyiv is among the targets identified in the Russian planning, three sources familiar with the new intelligence tell CNN.
There are ongoing conversations within the administration about declassifying some of that new intelligence, which two US officials said may come later on Friday.
President Biden on Friday morning was set to hold a call with NATO and European allies to discuss the latest intelligence, a White House official told CNN. A European defense official said the North Atlantic Council will be discussing the situation and the new intelligence in a meeting later Friday.
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And Putin would be a negligent steward of Russian national interests.
Oh no!!! The either is falling...or it might be falling...or...or...or...
LOL... do all 19 agencies agree?
And if Putin just sits still his foes end up looking like fools before the entire world.
“This is CNN” pffft....gaffaw.....snicker.....meh....
Biden needs a diversion, he’s really pushing for an invasion.
The democrats and their media are desperate to get us into war with Russia.
I do believe they desire it as a tool to enforce more of a martial law on the entire country.
Imagine what they will do if they can label all disinters as enemy supported in a real war?
CNN is so excited
Gotta wait till the games conclude to avoid the boos from the crowds and the subsequent expulsion. Nope, they will wait till the games conclude, just for the optics.
Jake says get out in 24-48 hours - Superbowl Sunday Invasion?
This is a troubling report.
Oh, wait. It’s from CNN. Never mind.
Did this Russian intel come from Christopher Steele?
Why would anyone believe what US intelligence says?
They missed the fall of the Soviet Union.
The missed 9/11.
They told us Trump was a Russian agent.
At least they waited until after the Super Bowl!
Ukraine will be a NATO member in about 10 years.
Russia can do nothing, unless they occupy Ukraine permanently, which they can’t.
Xi probably gave the go ahead because the Olympics are such a mess.
Poor Kiev…they are the distraction for every global political problem.
“With the way NATO has behaved over the last 20 years, Russia would be crazy NOT to occupy Ukraine preemptively. And Putin would be a negligent steward of Russian national interests.”
So do you get paid to shill for Russia or do you do this crap for free?
Obviously working on someone’s state of the nation speech and the production department needs less transient information to steep old Brandon’s noggin if they can find any space between the greed lobe and the motor function lobe that isn’t hard sponge yet?
Super Bowl Sunday. Or in 4 to 12 hours.
Fake News.
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