NATO Warns Russia Will Continue 'Full-Scale' Attack on Ukraine

President Joe Biden said the U.S. will impose a first wave of sanctions on Russia and is shifting American forces already based in Europe, and a meeting between the top U.S. and Russian diplomats was canceled. Biden’s announcement followed earlier sanctions after the European Union and the U.K. set out an initial set of limited penalties targeting Moscow.

The measures follow a dramatic escalation of tensions triggered by President Vladimir Putin’s recognition of two self-proclaimed republics in eastern Ukraine, a move that effectively killed eight years of diplomacy. Russia’s upper house on Tuesday gave the green light to Putin to deploy troops to the separatist-held regions.

The rapid series of events -- including Germany’s halting of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project -- caps weeks of brinkmanship, with the Kremlin insisting it has no plans for a full-scale invasion. The U.S. issued a series of warnings, citing intelligence, that Russia could invade, incite an event as a pretext to take military action, or launch cyberattacks.

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