US administration: believes that Russia is ready to attack Ukraine from three sides 
A senior White House official said that the US believes The Russian Federation is ready to attack Ukraine from three sides. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
According to an administration official, the United States does not know whether Russian President Vladimir Putin made a decision on the readiness to “invade Ukraine.”
“But planning from our point of view the view is clear: the movement of troops in addition to [deploying] battalion tactical groups around Ukraine in numerous geographic theaters around the borders of [Ukraine] – to the south, to the west, and also to the northeast, “said a US administration official.
He also said that the United States sees the movement of additional military potential and forces near Ukraine in numerous areas. The official expressed the opinion that this allegedly corresponds to the planning pattern for a “foreign military escalation in Ukraine.” Russia in case of its supposedly possible invasion of Ukraine. According to the representative of the American administration, this will cause “significant and serious damage to the Russian economy if they decide to do this.”