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NATO allies, including White House officials, are concerned by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to depart Kyiv for the Munich Security Conference this weekend, sources told Fox News Friday.
Allies of the 30-member alliance are reportedly worried that Russia could exploit the president’s absence as tension in Eastern Europe has reached a boiling point not seen in decades.
STATE DEPARTMENT CALLS EVACUATIONS IN EASTERN UKRAINE ‘FALSE FLAG OPERATIONS,’ WARNS OF DISTRACTIONS
Image released by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense on Thursday Feb 17, 2022 shows the frontline of Donbas, a conflict area with the Russian-backed separatists, during President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s visit to the Donetsk region in the east of Ukraine.
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Zelenskyy, who is set to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday, is expected to be a key target if Russia does successfully invade Kyiv, sources confirmed.
President Biden said Friday he is “convinced” that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine.
In answer to questions from reporters as to whether he believed it would be a mistake for Zelensky to leave Ukraine at this time Biden said, “It may not be…the wise choice, but it’s his decision.”
“That’s a judgment for him to make,” Biden said. “It’s in the pursuit of a diplomatic solution.”
A senior U.S. defense official told Fox News Digital there is a strong possibility of a “significant invasion” by the Russian military in the coming days and Kyiv is its sites.
President Joe Biden speaks from the White House, Washington, D.C.
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The official said Russian military forces have left their barracks and that roughly 40-50% of Putin’s troops have moved into attack positions — putting them within striking distance of the Ukrainian border.
Putin now has 120-125 Battalion Tactical Groups amassed along Ukraine’s border. All…
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