Biden Says He’s ‘Convinced’ Putin Has Decided to Invade Ukraine

Joe Biden says he’s now convinced that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine.

“We have reason to believe the Russian forces are planning to and intend to attack Ukraine in the coming week, in the coming days,” Biden said Friday during a White House press conference. “We believe that they will target Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, a city of 2.8 million innocent people. We’re calling out Russia’s plans loudly and repeatedly not because we want a conflict, but because we’re doing everything in our power to remove any reason that Russia may give to justify invading Ukraine and prevent them from moving …

“As of this moment I’m convinced he’s made the decision,” Biden reiterated. “We have reason to believe that.”

This story is being updated.