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US National Security Advisor tells reporters at the White House that any Russian attack on Ukraine would be "likely to begin with aerial bombing and missile attacks that could obviously kill civilians without regard to their nationality." He also warns that "no one would be able to count on air, or rail, or road departures once military action got underway." SOUNDBITE
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters "no option is off the table," when it comes to the US response to any Russia attack on Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
The United States denounces a strike on a children's hospital in Kyiv. Russia unleashed "another savage missile attack" on civilians, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
The White House rejects Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's pleas for an end to restrictions on Kyiv using US-supplied arms to strike Russian territory. SOUNDBITE
"It is certainly possible that Russia could make additional tactical gains in the coming weeks" against Ukraine, US national security advisor Jake Sullivan says during a White House news briefing. SOUNDBITE