No, I would not say that we are arguing that it's imminent because we're still pursuing a diplomatic solution to give the Russians an off-ramp. Our hope is that this will work and that Putin will understand that war and confrontation is not the path that he wants to follow, but he wants to take a path at diplomacy.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Linda Thomas-Greenfield (born 1952) is an American diplomat who served as the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs in the United States Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs from 2013 to 2017. She is a senior counselor at Albright Stonebridge Group in Washington, D.C. President-elect Joe Biden has announced he intends to nominate her as the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and include her in the National Security Council and cabinet.

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