US president and Russia’s leader make call after Macron tells Putin sincere negotiations are incompatible with an escalation in tensions; UK troops training Ukrainian army to leave this weekend
Here are the key developments from this evening: Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin talked by phone for over an hour on Saturday in what is widely seen as a last-ditch effort to fend off a Russian invasion of Ukraine which the US has warned could start as early as Wednesday. A statement said that during the call Biden made clear if Russia undertakes a further invasion of Ukraine the US and allies “will respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs on Russia”.
It added that the US was “prepared to engage in diplomacy” but “are equally prepared for other scenarios”. Vladimir Putin told Joe Biden in a phone call on Saturday that the US response to Russia’s main security demands had not taken into account key concerns and that Moscow would respond soon, the Kremlin said. Kremlin official Yuri Ushakov said the phone call took place against a backdrop of “hysteria” in the west about an impending Russian invasion that he said was absurd.
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