The White House believes Russia could launch an invasion of Ukraine at any moment, press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday, warning that an “extremely dangerous situation” is building along the Ukrainian border, writes NBC NEWS.

"We believe we’re now at a stage where Russia could at any point launch an attack on Ukraine. I would say that’s more stark than we have been”, - Psaki said during her daily press briefing.

The assessment comes as Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Ukraine this week to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Blinken spoke with Russia’s foreign minister on Tuesday morning and the two plan to meet in Geneva, where he will urge Russia to “take immediate steps to de-escalate”, Psaki said.

“What Secretary Blinken is going to do is highlight very clearly that there’s a diplomatic path forward. It is the choice of President Putin and the Russians to make whether they are going to suffer severe economic consequences or not”, - she added