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The United States (US) says Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to order a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The US also claims, nearly 100 percent of Russian military forces are ready to invade.
"We're assessing today that he's close to 100 percent of all the troops we anticipate deploying. It's almost 100 percent," a US defense official told reporters on condition of anonymity.
The official said 80 percent of the roughly 150,000 more Russian troops along the Ukrainian border were in a ready position, scattered in attack formations within a few kilometers of the border.
"Whether they actually move or not is up to Putin... They could move any time now."
While US President Joe Biden said the invasion was starting, administration officials said there was no evidence that Russian troops had crossed the border into Ukraine.
"We still cannot confirm that Russian military forces have moved in the Donbass area," the defense official said.
*Amerika Serikat (AS) mengatakan, Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin sudah sesiap mungkin memerintahkan invasi skala penuh ke Ukraina.
AS juga mengeklaim, hampir 100 persen pasukan militer Rusia sudah siap melakukan invasi.
"Kami hari ini menilai bahwa dia mendekati 100 persen dari semua pasukan yang kami antisipasi akan dikerahkan. Sudah hampir 100 persen," kata seorang pejabat pertahanan AS kepada wartawan tanpa menyebut nama, dikutip dari AFP.
Pejabat itu mengatakan, 80 persen dari sekitar 150.000 lebih pasukan Rusia di sepanjang perbatasan Ukraina berada dalam posisi siap, tersebar dalam formasi serangan dalam beberapa kilometer dari perbatasan.
"Apakah mereka benar-benar bergerak atau tidak, itu terserah Putin ... Mereka bisa bergerak kapan saja sekarang."
Meski Presiden AS Joe Biden mengatakan bahwa invasi sedang dimulai, pejabat pemerintah berkata, belum ada bukti bahwa pasukan Rusia telah melintasi perbatasan ke Ukraina.
"Kami masih belum bisa memastikan bahwa pasukan militer Rusia telah bergerak di daerah Donbass," kata pejabat pertahanan itu.*