
White House says Russia invasion will be ‘extremely violent’ The Washington Times By Jeff Mordock White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Monday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be “extremely violent” and “harm” the country’s citizens.“We believe that any military operation the size, scope and magnitude of what we believe the Russians are planning will be extremely violent,” Mr. Sullivan said in an appearance on NBC’s “Today” show.“But we also have intelligence to suggest that there will be an even greater form of brutality because this will not simply be some conventional war between two armies,” he said. “It will be a war waged by Russia on the Ukrainian people to repress them, to crush them, to harm them.” Mr. Sullivan said the U.S. is still pursuing all diplomatic options to end the Ukraine crisis.“We’re prepared to respond decisively if Russia moves on Ukraine and we’re prepared for...