A war in the heart of Europe?
Post Reports
The Washington Post
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🗓️ 24 January 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Today on Post Reports we ask our Moscow correspondent: Is Russia preparing to invade Ukraine? Plus, 5G wireless service was turned on nationwide last week. We’ll talk about why that caused problems for air travel.
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On Monday, tensions over Ukraine and Russia continued to escalate amid growing fears that more than 100,000 Russian troops massed near Ukraine might soon invade. Isabelle Khurshudyan reports from Kyiv.
5G service was rolled out nationwide last week, and while it promises faster wireless to a lot of people, it's also raising concerns for airlines and airports. Lori Aratani reports.
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| 0:31.0 | We've given Russia two paths. |
| 0:32.0 | There's a path to diplomacy and dialogue, one that I engaged in with Foreign Minister |
| 0:35.3 | Lavrov just last week in Geneva. |
| 0:38.5 | But there's also a path of its renewed aggression and massive consequences that we have been |
| 0:43.5 | building now for many weeks. |
| 0:47.5 | The U.S. and its allies are becoming increasingly concerned that Russian President Vladimir Putin |
| 0:53.3 | is about to order an invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:56.8 | American officials are warning Russia that there will be dire consequences if that happens. |
| 1:01.7 | If a single additional Russian force goes into Ukraine in an aggressive way, as I said, |
| 1:08.5 | that would trigger a swift, a severe, and a united response from us and from Europe. |
| 1:15.2 | Over the weekend, Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on CNN, NBC, and CBS about the |
| 1:20.9 | U.S. commitment to standing with Ukraine. |
| 1:24.5 | But things are escalating quickly. |
| 1:27.4 | So some 100,000 Russian troops are surrounding Ukraine's border. |
| 1:33.6 | This buildup has caused a lot of alarm in the West, and especially amongst U.S. officials, |
| 1:39.9 | because they believe an invasion is imminent. |
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