Tensions In Ukraine: Putin Warns Biden That Fresh Sanctions Might Sever Ties.

Tensions In Ukraine: Putin Warns Biden That Fresh Sanctions Might Sever Ties.

Russia's Vladimir Putin has warned US Vice President Joe Biden that placing further sanctions on Ukraine might result in a complete breakdown of relations.

The Russian president warned such penalties would be a "colossal blunder" in a phone call late Thursday.

Meanwhile, Mr. Biden assured Mr. Putin that the US and its allies would retaliate forcefully if Ukraine was invaded.

The call, which was requested by Russia, was the pair's second this month and lasted over an hour.

It was the latest attempt to reduce tensions along Ukraine's eastern border with Russia, where Ukrainian officials claim over 100,000 Russian troops have been deployed.

In the West, the build-up has caused alarm.

Russia, on the other hand, denies that it is plotting an invasion and claims that the troops are there for training. It claims the right to move its forces around freely on its own soil.

Despite the fact that the two sides exchanged threats throughout the discussion, Russian foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov later told reporters that Mr. Putin was "pleased" with the talk. He went on to say that it had provided a "nice backdrop" for future discussions.

The tone was "serious and substantive," according to a senior US official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

According to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, "President Biden underscored that substantial progress in these conversations can only come in an environment of de-escalation."

"He made it clear that if Russia invades Ukraine again, the US and its friends and partners will respond decisively," she continued.

Officials from the United States and Russia will meet in Geneva next month for in-person talks, according to the White House, and Mr Biden urged his Russian colleague to explore a diplomatic solution.

Mr Putin said he was "convinced" the two could work together based on "mutual respect and consideration of each other's national interests" in a holiday message sent before Thursday's talk.

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