(CNN)Biden administration officials have privately urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky not to leave Ukraine and visit Munich on Saturday given concerns about a possible incursion from Russia, according to three US officials and one senior Ukrainian official.
Some US officials are concerned that him leaving the country could open the door for Russia to make false claims that he has fled. While officials haven't explicitly asked Zelensky not to make the trip and have been careful to make it clear that it's up to him those concerns have been communicated, one of the officials said.
Top US officials have been publicly sounding the alarm that an invasion from Russia into Ukraine is "imminent," saying evidence shows that Russia has continued amassing forces and equipment at Ukraine's border, despite Moscow's claims it is withdrawing troops. President Joe Biden told reporters on Friday that the US believes Russian forces intend to attack Ukraine "in the coming week" or sooner.
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