US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to speak as Western nations warn that a war in Ukraine could ignite at any moment:
Ukrainian National Guard soldiers ride on top of a BTR-80 armored personnel carrier during an urban warfare exercise.United States President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will speak on Saturday as Western nations warned that a war in Ukraine could ignite at any moment.
Servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine take part in tactical and special exercises within the command-staff exercises in a village near northern Ukraine.Moscow has repeatedly disputed Washington's version of events, saying it has massed more than 100,000 troops near the Ukrainian border to maintain its own security against aggression by NATO allies.
Still, Mr Biden, who will join the weekend call from the mountainside presidential retreat in Camp David, Maryland, has long believed that one-on-one engagement with Mr Putin may be the best chance at a resolution.US warns Russian invasion of Ukraine could begin 'any day' as countries urge citizens to leave
He said they had gathered sufficient troops near the border to invade the country and that they may initiate an aerial bombing. The United States, Britain, Australia, and other allies have warned their citizens to leave Ukraine.United States President Joe Biden.On Twitter, Russia's Deputy UN Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy accused Washington of fanning "hysteria" and mounting a "panic campaign.
Meanwhile, Russian forces gathered north, south and east of Ukraine as six Russian warships reached the Black Sea and more Russian military equipment arrived in Belarus. Commercial satellite images from a US firm showed new Russian military deployments at several sites near the border.
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