The US and Russian presidents have tentatively agreed to meet in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to stave off Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. 9News
presidents have tentatively agreed to meet in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to stave off Moscow's invasion of Ukraine as heavy shelling continues in a conflict in eastern Ukraine that is feared will spark the Russian offensive.
She noted that "currently, Russia appears to be continuing preparations for a full-scale assault on Ukraine very soon." The prospective meeting offers new hope of averting a Russian invasion that US officials said could begin any moment with an estimated 150,000 Russian troops amassed near Ukraine. Katerina Spanchak, who fled a region of eastern Ukraine when it was taken over by Russian-allied separatists, was among worshippers crowded into the capital's St. Michael's monastery, smoky with the candles burned by the faithful, to pray that Ukraine be spared.
US officials today defended their decision to hold off on their planned financial punishments of Russia ahead of any invasion, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called passionately Saturday for the West to do more. Mr Biden convened the National Security Council at the White House on Russia’s military buildup around Ukraine."We’re talking about the potential for war in Europe,” US Vice President Kamala Harris said earlier Sunday at a security conference in Munich, Germany, that saw urgent consultations among world leaders on the crisis.Mr Zelenskyy on Sunday appealed on Twitter for a cease-fire.
Mr Macron, a leader in European efforts to broker a peaceful resolution with Russia, also spoke separately to Mr Zelenskyy, to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and to Mr Biden.
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