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Despite repeated exhortations from President Vladimir Putin over his more than 20 years in power, efforts to revive production of commercial jets after the Soviet collapse never really took off. With Western sanctions after the invasion of Ukraine, Russia's civil aviation industry could be grounded.
Asked about a timeline, Kirby said: 'We have always said and said for quite some time, another incursion by Russia could be imminent -- and imminent means imminent.'
There's concern Russia-friendly NATO nations - France, Germany, Turkey and Hungary - could block Biden's deployment of 8,500 U.S. troops as the world waits to see if Putin invades Ukraine.