New York Times: US intelligence warned of imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine 
time is short, so action to contain it needs to be accelerated. With such a warning was issued by the US intelligence, according to The New York Times, citing American and European officials.
According to media reports, the intelligence community is confident that everything is ready for an attack and it can happen soon enough. At the same time, American officials believe that Moscow has not yet decided what exactly to do with the troops gathered at the border.
Nevertheless, the United States sees the need to push European countries to cooperate with Washington to coordinate economic and military steps. which will keep Moscow in check. In particular, this week the director of US National Intelligence Avril Haynes visited Brussels to talk about the threats. Sources of the publication note that the situation on the border between Russia and Ukraine has become one of the most discussed short-term threats.
In Russia, foreign media reports that the country is pulling troops to the border with Ukraine are denied. In particular, the Foreign Ministry called such statements about Russian aggression ridiculous and dangerous.
Against this background, Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the Foreign Ministry collegium, called Russia a peace-loving state and called on “to continue to create an atmosphere of good-neighborliness and partnership in the post-Soviet space. ”
On the eve of November 19, US Senator Robert Menendez, head of the International Affairs Committee, proposed imposing sanctions against Russia if it invades Ukraine. At the same time, as the media noticed, the draft amendments to the military budget were formulated in such a way that there is sufficient room for maneuver in the definition of the term “invasion” itself.