President Biden and Russian President Putin to meet over video call on Tuesday as tensions between the 2 nations grow over Russia’s military buildup on the Ukrainian border, the White House says.
"The leaders will discuss a range of topics in the U.S.-Russia relationship, including strategic stability, cyber, and regional issues," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement on Saturday.
Biden will"underscore U.S. concerns with Russian military activities on the border with Ukraine and reaffirm the United States’ support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine," Psaki said. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed plans for the conversation to Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti and said it will take place Tuesday evening. “The presidents will decide themselves” how long their talk will last, he said earlier Saturday.along Ukraine's border but has publicly denied any aggressive plans toward Ukraine. Russia said it is only responding to what it has characterized as provocative actions by Ukraine and NATO countries.
The Kremlin said Putin plans to push Biden during their call to guarantee that Ukraine would not be admitted into NATO.U.S. officials and former American diplomats say while the Russian president is clearly laying the groundwork for a possible invasion, Ukraine’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.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday, told reporters the U.S. should “prepare for all contingencies while working to see to it that Russia reverses course.” The U.S. could respond withPsaki said Friday that a call between the two leaders would present an opportunity to “discuss our serious concerns about the bellicose rhetoric about the military buildup that we’re seeing on the border of Ukraine.
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