Biden And Putin Spoke For 62 Minutes As The US Warns Russia That It May Invade Ukraine Shortly
Biden planned to urge Putin to de-escalate the situation and withdraw the over 100,000 With the threat of conflict growing, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden have ended a phone discussion to discuss the Ukraine crisis, as the White House claims intelligence shows Russia might invade at any time.
According to the White House, the call lasted 62 minutes.
Russian troops stationed near Ukraine's borders.
According to a US official familiar with the results, the US received evidence that Russia is considering Wednesday as a potential date for an invasion. The individual, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to talk publicly, would not specify how conclusive the intelligence was.
Russia's buildup of artillery near Ukraine, however, has reached the stage where it might attack on short notice, according to US sources.
Prior to speaking with Biden, Putin spoke on the phone with French President Emmanuel Macron, who met with him in Moscow earlier this week to try to address the world's largest security issue since the Cold War. According to a Kremlin readout of the call, no progress was achieved toward lowering tensions.
The United States declared plans to evacuate its embassy in Kiev, and Britain joined other European nations in pushing its people to leave Ukraine, indicating that American officials were preparing for the worst-case scenario.