NSA Sullivan: ‘We Still Do Not Believe that President Putin Has Made a Decision’ on Invading Ukraine

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REPORTER: "Thanks so much. In the days leading up to this call, the White House, an administration official said repeatedly their assessment so far was that Putin did not make a decision over whether to invade Ukraine. So, did President Biden get clarity from him on whether or not that is his intention?"

SULLIVAN: "We still do not believe that President Putin has made a decision. What President Biden did today was lay out very clearly the consequences if he chooses to move. He also laid out an alternative path, an alternative path that is fundamentally in keeping with the basic principles and propositions that have guided America in the Euro-Atlantic area for the past 70 years. And ultimately, we will see in the days ahead through actions, not through words, what course of action Russia chooses to take."