Biden urged Russia to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine,” said Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, in a statement.
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- “Our president immediately responded that if the west decides in this or other circumstances to impose these unprecedented sanctions which have been mentioned then that could lead to a complete breakdown in ties between our countries and cause the most serious damage to relations between Russia and the west,” Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s foreign policy adviser, told Reuters.
- Biden urged Russia to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine,” said Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, in a statement. “He made clear that the United States and its allies and partners will respond decisively if Russia further invades Ukraine.”
- The talk – the leaders’ second conversation this month – did little to lower the political temperature, according to their governments.
- Biden has laid out “two paths” out of these escalating tensions, according to a senior administration official: one of diplomacy and de-escalation, the other of deterrence “including serious costs and consequences” such as economic sanctions, strengthening NATO’s force posture and military assistance to Ukraine.
SOURCE: GUARDIAN
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