White House Walks Back Warnings Of An "Imminent" Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki reversed her previous comment that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is “imminent” after United Nations ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told NPR she wouldn’t use the word to describe the current situation. pic.twitter.com/0R0RtE6BFS

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Zero Hedge: White House Awkwardly Walks Back Warning Of "Imminent" Ukraine Invasion 

On Wednesday the White House walked back its prior consistent assertions that a Russian invasion of Ukraine was "imminent". Spokeswoman Jen Psaki and other admin had in the last week or more doubled down on the word (which included Blinken in media statements) even as Ukraine's President Zelensky openly disputed the alarmist assessment, essentially telling Biden directly to 'calm down' the hyped rhetoric. 

Moscow too, blasted Washington's "hysteria" - with Putin on Tuesday saying the US is trying to goad Russia and Ukraine into war in order to justify far-reaching sanctions and isolating the Russian economy. Here's Psaki, straight-faced, awkwardly trying to explain her own sudden narrative shift after weeks of "the Russians are coming!"...  

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WNU Editor: The White House was not the only one pushing this narrative. Almost every major US media outlet was also pushing the same "imminent" line last week. 

 Zero Hedge is right. Tucker Carlson was the only major prime time network pundit to expose the "imminent" Russian invasion of Ukraine as fake news in real time...