Russia could invade Ukraine after failure of talks, U.S. warns

US officials warned on Friday that a Russian effort is underway to create a pretext for its troops to invade Ukraine.

"We are concerned that the Russian government is preparing for an invasion in Ukraine that may result in widespread human rights violations and war crimes should diplomacy fail to meet their objectives," said White House press secretary Jen Psaki at a briefing.

"As part of its plans, Russia's laying the groundwork to have the option of fabricating a pretext for invasion."

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