A senior administration official said the WH sensed 'no fundamental change' in Russia's posture from the last several weeks, but said that Biden warned Putin he would face 'severe economic costs' and 'irrevocable reputational damage' if he invades Ukraine.
President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a U.S.-Russia summit at Villa La Grange in Geneva on June 16, 2021. Photo: Saul Loeb/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Biden warned Putin that Russia would face "severe economic costs" and "irrevocable reputational damage caused by taking innocent lives for a bloody war," the official said.
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