U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has warned Russia that it an invasion of Ukraine will draw European allies closer to the United States
Harris said the Biden administration, along with its allies, had sought to engage with Moscow in good faith to find a diplomatic resolution but was not met the Kremlin in good faith.
In the latest development in the tension with Ukraine, Russia says President Vladimir Putin will personally oversee weekend practice launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles and cruise missiles over the Black Sea and Crimea. The White House says that would be an escalation, NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker explains.Harris on Friday declared"our greatest strength is our unity” as she met with the leaders of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on the sidelines of the conference.
As Harris makes late-inning push to Putin to pull back, she aimed to hit hard on the argument that the U.S. will emerge stronger from a conflict while Russia will emerge weaker, the Biden administration official said. The Munich gathering has been used in recent years by both U.S. and Russian leaders to deliver pivotal messages before an important audience.
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