RUSSIA COULD INVADE UKRAINE AT ANY TIME, ACCORDING TO THE US.

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Washington, on the other hand, kept the lines of communication open with Moscow, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, and the two arranging to meet this week in Geneva.

Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for inciting the crisis by amassing 100,000 Russian troops along Ukraine's border. "This includes moving Russian forces into Belarus recently for joint exercises and conducting additional exercises on Ukraine's eastern borders," she added. Let's be clear about something. This, in our opinion, is a very perilous position. We've arrived to a point where Russia might strike Ukraine at any time... That's a lot more direct than we've been."

Psaki repeated the US view that if Russia does not follow the diplomatic road, it will suffer "serious consequences."

Blinken will first travel to Ukraine, where he will emphasise "US support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity," according to a senior State Department official. Blinken will then travel to Germany, where he will continue intense meetings with European allies and partners "as part of our unified response to Russia's actions," according to the same official.

He will meet with Lavrov in Geneva on Friday. "The United States does not desire conflict," the senior official stated. We wish to live in peace. President Putin has the ability to de-escalate the issue, allowing the US and Russia to pursue a relationship that is not based on antagonism or conflict."

US authorities have increased their warnings about Russian actions in recent weeks. Recent bilateral negotiations in Geneva, NATO-Russia talks in Brussels, and talks in Vienna under the auspices of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) – of which both the US and Russia are members – have failed to break the deadlock.

The advance of Russian troops into Belarus is the most recent source of tension. "Reports of Russian troop movements towards Belarus, which are allegedly under the auspices of regularly scheduled joint military exercises, are concerning," a second senior state department official said. The timing is significant, and it raises fears that Russia may be planning to station soldiers in Belarus under the cover of joint military drills in order to strike Ukraine from the north."

Belarus's upcoming constitutional changes, according to the official, will include "language that could be interpreted as paving the way for Russia to garrison forces on Belarusian territory," implying that Belarus intends to "allow Russian conventional and nuclear forces" to station themselves on its soil. The individual went on to say that the issue was more about capability than Kremlin intent. "What it represents is an increase in Russia's capabilities to undertake this strike, as well as additional opportunity, avenues, and routes."

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