MOSCOW/KYIV/DONETSK, Ukraine – Russia’s Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine within days, U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday after separatists backed by Moscow told civilians to leave breakaway regions on buses, a move the West fears is part of a pretext for an attack.
In one of the worst post-Cold War crises, Russia wants to stop Kyiv joining NATO and accuses the West of hysteria, saying it has no plans to invade, while the United States and allies are adamant the military build-up continues.
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