To review, below is Politico's reporting from last Friday - the afternoon where White House officials spread panic into the markets and the population: 

NatSec Daily was told by a person familiar that President Joe Biden told Western leaders about the Feb.16 date on an hourlong call today.

Russia will start a physical assault on Ukraine as soon as Feb. 16, multiple U.S. officials confirmed to POLITICO, and Washington communicated to allies that it could be preceded by a barrage of missile strikes and cyberattacks. One person said the leaders' call indicated that cyberattacks are "imminent" and another said the intelligence is "specific and alarming." Sullivan mentioned that any attack on Ukraine could begin with "aerial bombing and missile attacks."