The US president says he thinks Russia's leader will 'move in' but does not want a 'full-blown war'.
US President Joe Biden has said he thinks his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will "move in" on Ukraine, but does not want "full-blown war".
Russia has made a raft of demands to Western governments, including that Ukraine should never join Nato and that the defensive alliance's military activities should be limited in member states including Poland. "He's never seen sanctions like the ones I promised will be imposed if he moves," Mr Biden said, adding that the exact level of punishment would depend on the scale of any invasion.
He also said it was "very important" Nato allies stay on the same page in the face of a potential Russian attack. Speaking in Kyiv, Mr Blinken said Russia could attack Ukraine "on very short notice" and warned again of tough sanctions if it did.Administration officials and Nato allies can't be happy about Biden spelling out Nato differences so publicly and clearly. The relentless public messaging has been about unity.
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