(CNN) Russia could double the number of troops it has on Ukraine's border in "relatively short order," Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Wednesday after meeting with Ukrainian leaders. "As we meet today, Russia has ratcheted up its threats and amassed nearly 100,000 forces on Ukraine's border, which it could double on relatively short order," Blinken said during a press conference alongside Kuleba. "I won't be presenting a paper at that time to Foreign Minister Lavrov," Blinken said. "We therefore need to apply all our efforts to prevent Russia from achieving that goal," he said. During his meeting with Zelensky on Wednesday, Blinken reiterated that Russia has two paths out of the current situation.

Source: CNN January 19, 2022 20:15 UTC