BREAKING: President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak by telephone on Tuesday as tensions escalate over a Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian border seen as a sign of a potential invasion.
as soon as early next year, according to a Biden administration official who was not authorized to discuss that finding publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.U.S. officials and former American diplomats say while the Russian president is clearlyUkraine’s military is better armed and prepared today than in the past, and that sanctions threatened by the West would do serious damage to the Russian economy.
Ukrainian officials have said Russia could invade next month. Ukraine’s defense minister, Oleksii Reznikov, said the number of Russian troops near Ukraine and in Russia-annexed Crimea is estimated at 94,300, and warned that a “large-scale escalation” is possible in January.
The Kremlin said Friday that Putin, during his call with Biden, would seek binding guarantees precluding NATO’s expansion to Ukraine. Biden tried to head off the demand in comments to reporters Friday before leaving for a weekend stay at Camp David.White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday that the administration would coordinate with European allies if it moved forward with sanctions.
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