Washington has nixed nascent plans for a meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin because of Russia’s recognition of Ukraine’s breakaway republics, White House press secretary Jen Psaki has said. She added that the Biden administration still hopes for a diplomatic solution to the crisis. “We’re never going to …
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President Joe Biden announced plans to shift some of the US military’s European forces into Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, reinforcing NATO’s northeastern flank after Russia formally recognized the sovereignty of the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. Biden announced the military maneuvering on Tuesday, as he gave a scathing speech …
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New economic sanctions will be placed on Russia’s biggest financial institutions, as well as “Russia’s elite and family members,” US President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday, in response to Moscow’s recent recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. Biden referred to the recognition as “the beginning of an invasion” of Ukraine. …
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Moscow’s decision to recognize two breakaway republics in eastern Ukraine’s Donbass region has triggered emergency consultations between Kiev and its most powerful allies, as well as retaliatory measures. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that he had discussed “the events of the last hours” with US President Joe Biden …
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Security preparations for a possible Freedom Convoy protest in Washington during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech on March 1 will reportedly include reinstallation of an unscalable barrier around the US Capitol complex. Fox News reported on the fencing initiative on Sunday, citing concerns that truckers will use …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Joe Biden have both agreed in “principle” to hold a meeting to halt escalation of conflict in Ukraine, the Elysee Palace said in a statement on Sunday night. Emmanuel Macron “proposed a summit to be held between President Biden and President Putin …
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French President Emmanuel Macron briefed his US counterpart Joe Biden on Sunday evening on his talks with Vladimir Putin of Russia and Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, in a call that reportedly lasted only 15 minutes on Sunday evening. The White House said only that the two presidents “discussed ongoing diplomacy …
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US President Joe Biden is set to convene a meeting with the National Security Council to discuss the “situation in Ukraine” on Sunday, after he claimed that “significant intelligence” indicated Russia would invade Ukraine “in the coming days.” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced on Saturday that Biden would convene the …
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US President Joe Biden has accused Moscow of creating a pretext to invade Ukraine “in the coming days,” as he addressed the media on Friday night, following a call with NATO allies about the crisis. “Over the past few days, we’ve seen reports of a massive increase in ceasefire violations by Russian-backed …
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Moscow has condemned US President Joe Biden’s claim that Russia is preparing to attack Ukraine in the coming days, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov telling reporters on Thursday that such a statement “elevates tensions.” Earlier in the day, Biden claimed that Russia is “prepared to go into Ukraine, attack Ukraine,” and …
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