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Biden and Putin to hold call amid Ukraine invasion fears - BBC News

Biden and Putin to hold call amid Ukraine invasion fears - BBC News

Biden and Putin to hold call amid Ukraine invasion fears - BBC News
Dec 05, 2021 1 min, 13 secs

US President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin will speak via video call on Tuesday, the White House says, amid mounting tensions over Ukraine.

It comes after Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US had evidence that Russia had made plans for a "large scale" attack on Ukraine.

In a statement released on Saturday evening, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that Mr Biden will "underscore US concerns with Russian military activities on the border with Ukraine and reaffirm the United States' support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine" during his call with the Russian president.

It is the largest massing of Russian forces on its borders since it annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.

On Friday, Mr Biden warned he would make it "very, very difficult" for Mr Putin to "go ahead and do what people are worried he may do".

Russian officials have denied any plans for an invasion, and say the border troops are there for military exercises.

Russia's foreign ministry also said Ukraine has itself sent 125,000 troops to their shared border.

Gen Sir Nick Carter told the BBC that he "distinctly hoped" there would not be a war with Russia, but added that Nato would have to be ready for that eventuality.

Presidents Biden and Putin held their only face-to-face talks in Geneva in June.

Why Russia is stoking border tensions with Ukraine.

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