Psaki went on to say that the US government also said that Putin could invade Ukraine at any time. That is true. When asked, the spokeswoman emphasized that she had not used the phrase, according to which an invasion was imminent from the US perspective, for more than a week. The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, told NPR radio on Tuesday that she would not say an invasion was “imminent” because efforts are still being made to find a diplomatic solution to give the Russians an alternative admit.
The choice of words by the Americans in the Ukraine conflict had recently attracted a lot of attention. The Ukrainian leadership accused the US government of scaremongering. Warnings could also be heard from European partners that overly dramatic rhetoric could increase the risk of war.