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From the NYTimes - "Do I think he'll test the West, test the United States and NATO, as significantly as he can? Yes, I think he will," Mr. Biden told reporters during a nearly two-hour news conference in the East Room of the White House. He added, almost with an air of fatalism: "But I think he will pay a serious and dear price for it that he doesn't think now will cost him what it's going to cost him. And I think he will regret having done it."
"If he invades, it hasn't happened since World War II," Mr. Biden said. "This will be the most consequential thing that's happened in the world in terms of war and peace since World War II."
See a similar prediction made by Alexander Vindman 2 days after Biden's prediction
Here is Biden predicting the invasion:
And, of course, right after, the White House's press secretary, Jen Psaki, had to issue a statement to clarify Biden's above prediction and promises. Not to leave any thoughts for Putin that he has a green light for "minimal incursion":
President Biden has been clear with the Russian President: If any Russian military forces move across the Ukrainian border, that's a renewed invasion, and it will be met with a swift, severe, and united response from the United States and our Allies. President Biden also knows from long experience that the Russians have an extensive playbook of aggression short of military action, including cyberattacks and paramilitary tactics. And he affirmed today that those acts of Russian aggression will be met with a decisive, reciprocal, and united response.