The White House says President Biden has promised that the U.S. and allies will act “decisively” if Russia invades Ukraine.
near its border, promising that the U.S. and allies will act “decisively” if there is an invasion.
Biden has spoken of hitting Russia with economy-jarring sanctions if it moves on Ukraine’s territory but said last month that U.S. military action is not on the table. Zelensky said in a Twitter posting after Sunday’s call that “keeping peace in Europe, preventing further escalation, reforms, deoligarchization were discussed.”The United States has made little progress in efforts to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to ease tensions. Senior U.S. and Russian officials are scheduled to meet Jan. 9-10 in Geneva to discuss the situation.
Biden said he told Putin it was important for the Russians to take steps toward easing the crisis before the meetings.
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