If President Putin chooses to invade the territory of Ukraine, it may appear like the movie plot of “Red Dawn” initial battlefield successes, incurring mass casualties on both sides, followed by a protracted war and insurgency inside the country.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday said that he warned Russia's foreign minister of a "resolute, massive, and united Transatlantic response" should the country decide to invade Ukraine.
The U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory early Saturday morning, announcing that the American embassy in Kyiv had been evacuated amid the threat of Russian invasion.
President Biden will host new German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House next month, the first in-person meeting between the two leaders since Scholz took office.