NEW: Asked if he thinks Pres. Zelenskyy should leave Ukraine amid fears of an imminent Russian invasion, Pres. Biden says, 'That's a judgement for him to make...In the pursuit of a diplomatic solution, it may be the wise choice. But it's his decision.'
, amid increased shelling in eastern Ukraine and possible false-flag attacks he said Russia could use to falsely justify an invasion.
"We have reason to believe the Russian forces are planning to and intend to attack Ukraine in the coming week -- the coming days," he said."We believe that they will target Ukraine's capitol of Kiev, a city of 2.8 million innocent people. We're calling out Russia's plans loudly and repeatedly not because we want a conflict," Biden said, but to prevent them from moving.
Although he has said a diplomatic resolution is still possible, on Thursday he called the threat of conflict"very high" and that he expects Russia to invade Ukraine"in the next several days."
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