Biden: No Unilateral Troops to Ukraine ‘Right Now’ but U.S. Will Back NATO

President Joe Biden on Wednesday said the United States would not unilaterally send troops to defend Ukraine if Russia decided to invade.

The president warned Russia that the United States would level “severe consequences” if Russia invaded Ukraine, repeating talking points issued by the White House on Tuesday.

He said he spoke with Putin to send a “clear and direct” message to Russia about what he could expect from the United States if his country invaded Ukraine.