Biden and Putin talk on the phone after US 'flies spy plane over Ukraine'
, a White House statement on the call said Biden "voiced the deep concerns of the United States and our European Allies about Russia's escalation of forces surrounding Ukraine and made clear that the US and our Allies would respond with strong economic and other measures in the event of military escalation."
“There was no finger-wagging, but the president was crystal clear about where the United States stands on all of these issues,” Sullivan said. The president also made no commitments or concessions on NATO regarding a reduced US presence or Ukraine’s membership, Sullivan said. "There's no need to expect any breakthroughs from this conversation. It is a working conversation at a very difficult period," Peskov said.
Kyiv has accused Russia of deploying tanks and additional sniper teams near the Ukrainian border amid warnings Moscow could invade in weeks. "What we continue to see, and what we continue to see is an added capability that President Putin continues to add, added military capability in the western part of his country and around Ukraine," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby toldUS intelligence forces detected that Russia is massing around 175,000 troops on the border in preparation for a “massive offensive” as soon as early next year.
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