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Top Biden aide says Ukraine invasion could come 'any day'
By AAMER MADHANI response, it will come at a
Associated Press strategic cost to Russia as
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — well," Sullivan said.
White House national se- Sullivan did not directly ad-
curity adviser Jake Sullivan dress reports that the White
said Sunday that Russia House has briefed law-
could invade Ukraine "any makers that a full Russian
day," launching a conflict invasion could lead to the
that would come at an quick capture of Kyiv and
"enormous human cost." potentially result in as many
The senior adviser to Presi- as 50,000 casualties as he
dent Joe Biden offered an- made appearances on a
other stark warning the day trio of Sunday talk shows.
after U.S. officials confirmed U.S. officials, who discussed
that Russia has assembled internal assessments of
at least 70% of the military the Russian buildup on the
firepower it likely intends condition that they not be
to have in place by mid- identified, sketched out
month to give President a series of indicators sug-
Vladimir Putin the option of gesting that Putin intends
launching a full-scale inva- to start an invasion in the
sion of Ukraine. coming weeks, although
"If war breaks out, it will the size and scale are un-
come at an enormous hu- clear. They stressed that
man cost to Ukraine, but a diplomatic solution ap- A local resident throws a Molotov cocktail against a wall during an all-Ukrainian training cam-
paign "Don't panic! Get ready!" close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022.
we believe that based on pears to remain possible. Associated Press
our preparations and our Continued on next page