US requests a UN Security Council meeting on Monday to discuss Russia - Ukraine

The US has requested a public UN Security COuncil meeting on Monday (January 31).

To discuss the build-up of Russian forces on the Ukraine border.

Info via Reuters, the news service citing unnamed diplomats

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Adding, this via Twitter sources so it may or may not be reliable, passing it on though:

• Biden told Zelensky that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is now virtually certain and that Kyiv needs to "prepare for impact” ... comment said to be from a senior Ukrainian official to a CNN reporter

ADDED FURTHER - the US admin says this invasion comment is not correct. (Yep, always be wary of Twitter sources like this):

• President Biden said that there is a distinct possibility that the Russians could invade Ukraine in February. He has previously said this publicly & we have been warning about this for months. Reports of anything more or different than that are completely false.

"distinct possibility" vs. "virtually certain" is a big difference, yes. The distinction/clarification was made by a White House National Security spokesperson,