In a potential breakthrough, Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed in principle to attend a summit on the crisis.
Military exercises in Belarus involving an estimated 30,000 Russian soldiers had been due to end on Sunday, but these drills have now been extended.
In other developments, the US embassy in Moscow has urged Americans in Russia to take greater caution - and"have evacuation plans that do not rely on US government assistance". Early on Monday, Russian-backed rebels claimed two civilians were killed in shelling by Kyiv government forces, according to a report by the RIA news agency.
Ukraine's border is currently surrounded on three sides by an estimated 150,000 Russian soldiers - as well as warplanes and equipment.Still time for Putin to 'pull back', Blinken says
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