Biden Administration: Ukraine Invasion Not ‘Imminent,’ Just ‘Imminent Enough’Frances Martel 14 Feb 2022
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday described a predicted invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces as “imminent enough” after appearing to promise not to use the word “imminent,” as it clearly outraged officials in Kyiv.
Biden officials have repeatedly claimed for more than a month that a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine was “imminent,” prompting protests in the country from officials who complained that the reality on the ground on Ukraine’s eastern border did not match the rhetoric out of the White House and that the latter was tanking Ukraine’s economy – making an invasion more likely.
In early February, Biden officials appeared to announce a retirement of the use of the word “imminent” given the growing discontent in Ukraine, bizarrely claiming that the discord between Washington and Kyiv was a product of how the word translated into Ukrainian.
“I think there were some issues about how that word translates in Ukraine, literally,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks English well and Ukrainian poorly. His first language is Russian.
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