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Putin has not yet ordered Ukraine invasion but new indications suggest it is imminent

By Tom Rogan
Published February 11, 2022 9:02pm ET
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Putin has not yet ordered Ukraine invasion but new indications suggest it is imminent
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visit a military technological center in Anapa, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. Putin said the new center would play an important role in developing advanced weapons technologies. | (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

There are new and significant indications that a Russian military invasion of Ukraine is imminent.

However, contrary to some reporting, I understand the United States and Britain have yet to assess that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered such an invasion.

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