White House stops using ‘imminent’ to describe Russian threat

White House stops using ‘imminent’ to describe Russian threat

The Biden administration is no longer using the word “imminent” to describe a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, the White House announced on Wednesday — backing away from an assessment U.S. officials had repeatedly deployed in recent days before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy indicated frustration with the term. Read more here: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02... ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to our channel!    / @politico   Check out our video catalog: https://www.politico.com/video Follow POLITICO here: ➤ Twitter:   / politico   ➤ Instagram:   / politico   ➤ Facebook:   / politico