The U.S. isn’t planning a military operation to help its citizens leave Ukraine, President Biden says, and they should do so on their own. “American citizens should leave now,” Biden said as Russia amasses a military force around its neighbor.
Biden made the remarks in an interview with NBC News’ Lester Holt, who asked him what kind of scenarios would prompt a U.S. rescue mission, if Russia invades.
“There’s not [one],” Biden said. “That’s a world war — when Americans and Russians start shooting at one another, we’re in a very different world than we’ve ever been in.”
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