Biden tells Putin Ukraine invasion would bring decisive response

Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin spoke by phone for an hour, a day after Washington and its allies warned that the Russian military could invade at any moment

"The coalition of autocracies that we are seeing, seeking to bully other countries, is not something that Australia ever takes a light position on," Morrison said.Biden was due to compare notes with French President Emmanuel Macron, who spoke with both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday, according to the White House. Biden's top military and diplomatic officials held calls with their Russian counterparts.

"We are nevertheless extremely vigilant and alert to the Russian posture in order to avoid the worst," the French official said. In Kyiv, several thousand Ukrainians filed through the center of the city, chanting "Glory to Ukraine" and carrying banners that said "Ukrainians will resist" and "invaders must die."

Moscow has repeatedly disputed Washington's version of events, saying it has massed the troops near the Ukrainian border to maintain its own security against aggression by NATO allies.

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