Secretary of State Antony Blinken is trying to keep NATO allies on the 'same page' after Mr. Biden said it was his 'guess' that Putin would order forces to 'move in' to Ukraine.
American officials have played down divisions within NATO over how much pressure to exert on Russia. The U.S. and Britain, for instance, have extended direct military aid to Ukraine, while Germany has declined to do so.
Asked about the divisions among allies, a senior State Department official insisted to CBS News on Thursday that there was"universal agreement on the steep costs" Russia must be forced to pay if it does invade, and the U.S. and its allies were"in the process of finalizing the mechanics" on how to ensure that could be done.The biggest outstanding question, from the perspective of U.S.
Despite President Biden's"guess" on Wednesday, American officials say they still don't know for certain if Putin has decided to launch an invasion of Ukraine, on any scale, or whether the brinkmanship is merely intended to extract concessions from the U.S. and NATO as Moscow seeks what it calls"security guarantees."
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