{"id":1278228,"date":"2022-02-07T11:23:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T16:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1278228"},"modified":"2022-02-07T11:23:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T16:23:15","slug":"lawmakers-national-security-officials-warn-russian-invasion-is-imminent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-national-security-officials-warn-russian-invasion-is-imminent\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers, national security officials warn Russian invasion is imminent"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flawmakers-national-security-officials-warn-russian-invasion-is-imminent%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1278228&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2657643\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2657643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A local resident throws a Molotov cocktail against a wall during an all-Ukrainian training campaign \u201cDon\u2019t panic! Get ready!\u201d close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. Russia has denied any plans of attacking Ukraine, but urged the U.S. and its allies to provide a binding pledge that they won\u2019t accept Ukraine into NATO, won\u2019t deploy offensive weapons, and will roll back NATO deployments to Eastern Europe. Washington and NATO have rejected the demands. (AP Photo\/Efrem Lukatsky)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:19 AM PT \u2013 Monday, February 7, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>Washington officials have continued to sound the alarm that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent. On Sunday, Texas Representative and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul detailed the key points of a classified meeting between the national security establishment and a select group of lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>McCaul alleged the unnamed intelligence reports conclude Russia is more likely to invade than not. He stressed Joe Biden\u2019s foreign policy failures have made America look weak on the international stage, adding the botched Afghanistan withdrawal was the most devastating to America\u2019s image.<\/p>\n<p>McCaul also claimed Biden\u2019s lifting of sanctions on Russia\u2019s Nord Stream 2 pipeline emboldened Russian President Vladimir Putin. He then warned a Russian invasion could cause a domino affect where America\u2019s allies are acting on their ambitions without the threat of consequences.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cOur adversaries are watching,\u201d stated the Republican lawmaker. \u201cIf Putin could go into Ukraine with no resistance, certainly Xi (Jinping) will take Taiwan, He\u2019s always wanted this and the South China Sea, you know, very tactical.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Additionally, Trump-era White House National Security H. R. McMaster echoed calls for an effective deterrence strategy. McMaster said he\u2019s optimistic NATO will rally behind America\u2019s position and set up an effective resistance to Putin\u2019s alleged aggression.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cYou\u2019re starting to see, I think, deterrence by denial,\u201d he explained. \u201cConvincing Putin that he can no longer accomplish his objectives with the use of force. And so, if his objective is to divide NATO what he needs to see is a NATO that comes together with a stronger and high degree of unity. If he wants to weaken Ukraine and keep it under his thumb, he\u2019s going to see, obviously, a rise nationalist sentiment in Ukraine.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_2657646\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2657646\" class=\"wp-image-2657646 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AP22038508012398.jpg\" alt=\"Flags flutter in the wind outside NATO headquarters in Brussels prior to a visit by Poland&#039;s President Andrej Duda, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. International efforts to defuse the standoff over Ukraine intensified Monday, with French President Emmanuel Macron holding talks in Moscow and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Washington to coordinate policies as fears of a Russian invasion mounted. (AP Photo\/Olivier Matthys)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AP22038508012398.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AP22038508012398-317x210.jpg 317w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AP22038508012398-659x437.jpg 659w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AP22038508012398-768x509.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2657646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flags flutter in the wind outside NATO headquarters in Brussels prior to a visit by Poland\u2019s President Andrej Duda, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. International efforts to defuse the standoff over Ukraine intensified Monday, with French President Emmanuel Macron holding talks in Moscow and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Washington to coordinate policies as fears of a Russian invasion mounted. (AP Photo\/Olivier Matthys)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, current National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the Biden administration believes Russia could invade \u201cat any time.\u201d Sullivan added, Russia has developed its military forces to carry out a significant military operation in Ukraine. He also asserted the Biden administration and its allies are prepared for every type of aggression Russia can take.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe believe we have strong alignment with our allies, that we are on the same page when it comes to severe economic consequences and the other forms of pressure that we would impose in response to any kind of Russian action that amounts to aggression and escalation against Ukraine,\u201d Sullivan stated.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the meantime, McCaul said he\u2019s working with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on a bill to correct Biden\u2019s mistakes and build up an effective deterrence strategy. The bill would provide lethal aid to Ukraine and impose sanctions on Russia. McCaul hopes to that law will be introduced to Congress this week.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/ukraine-conflict-could-worsen-gas-prices-and-inflation\/\">Ukraine Conflict Could Worsen Gas Prices And Inflation<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A local resident throws a Molotov cocktail against a wall during an all-Ukrainian training campaign \u201cDon\u2019t panic! Get ready!\u201d close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. 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