Russia To Invade Ukraine Any Day Now: Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, that a Russian invasion of Ukraine "could begin at any time," including during the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the United States continues "to see very troubling signs of Russian escalation, including new forces arriving at the Ukrainian border."

Photo Insert: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to his counterparts from the Quad.

The top US diplomat made the comments alongside his counterparts from the Quad -- Australia, India, and Japan -- following a day of meetings in Melbourne and after the State Department and President Joe Biden warned US citizens to depart Ukraine immediately, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis, and Jim Sciutto reported for CNN.

"As we've said before, we're in a window when an invasion could begin at any time -- and to be clear that includes during the Olympics," Blinken said.

The US and its allies have new intelligence that suggests Russia could launch an attack on Ukraine even before the end of the Olympics, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

Prior to the start of the Olympics earlier this month, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman suggested that the Winter Games, which are hosted by China, could impact Russian President Vladimir Putin's thinking about the timing of a potential invasion.

Putin traveled to Beijing for the beginning of the Olympics and met with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The two released a lengthy pact pledging no limits to their cooperation. Blinken told reporters at the joint news conference Friday that the US was "continuing to draw down our embassy" in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and "will continue that process."

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