US President Joe Biden, in a telephone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, warned Russia of the consequences of an invasion of Ukraine. The corresponding post was posted on site White House.
President Biden has made it clear that if Russia launches a further invasion of Ukraine, the United States, along with our allies and partners, will respond strongly, at a rapid cost to Russia.
Biden added that the United States is ready to engage in diplomacy, coordinating with allies and partners, but there is also a willingness to “other scenarios.”
President Biden stressed that further Russian invasion of Ukraine would lead to widespread human suffering and weaken Russia’s position.
Putin and Biden discussed Ukraine for about an hour
As Reuters reported, Putin spent about an hour on the phone with Biden discussing the situation with the buildup of Russian troops around Ukraine.
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US East Coast time ends Biden’s secure conversation with Putin
According to agency sources, Moscow initiated the talks, offering to hold them on Monday. The White House asked to schedule a conversation for February 12, the Russian side agreed.
At a briefing for journalists, a high-ranking official of the US administration said that the conversation between the presidents was professional and informative. He also noted that the United States is ready to increase assistance to Ukraine if Russia continues to escalate. In addition, Biden during the conversation expressed concern about the fate of the American citizens remaining in Ukraine, the source assured.
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The Kremlin revealed the details of the conversation
Russian leader aide Yuri Ushakov also said that Vladimir Putin and US leader Joe Biden spoke on the phone for more than an hour.
Today’s conversation took place in an atmosphere of unprecedented hysteria by US officials about Russia’s supposedly imminent invasion of Ukraine. It’s known to everyone
According to him, the head of the White House mentioned possible anti-Russian sanctions in the context of the tense situation around Ukraine, but there was no focus on this issue. Ushakov added that the US had requested a telephone conversation with Putin, citing the possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ushakov also said that the presidents agreed to continue contacts between the Russian Federation and the United States.
The Presidents agreed to continue contacts at various levels on all issues raised today in a telephone conversation
The Kremlin spokesman added that the agreement was reached taking into account Biden’s wishes. According to Ushakov, the American president wants interstate relations between Russia and the United States to be built on the basis of mutual respect.
In addition, he noted that Moscow would consider and, if possible, take into account Biden’s considerations in its response to the responses of the United States and NATO on security assurances.
The Presidents agreed that the views expressed by Biden would be carefully considered in Moscow and, if possible, taken into account in our reaction to the position papers received from the US and NATO.
History of relations between Russia and the USA
Among other things, during a telephone conversation with Biden, Vladimir Putin discussed the history of relations between the Russian Federation and the United States. As Ushakov clarified, the Russian leader recalled the period of the Cold War.
The President of Russia, in particular, noted that during the years of the Cold War, the Soviet Union and the United States were, of course, one hundred percent adversaries, and, for example, in the 1990s we would have been kind of friends, but even then the United States and NATO were far from being constructive. with respect to Russia
According to him, Putin stated that it was then that the practical expansion of NATO’s sphere of activity began, new members were admitted, and the North Atlantic Alliance approached Russia’s borders. After that, in the 2000s, there was a “dramatic degradation of security conditions in the Euro-Atlantic space,” which concerned the security of Russia, the presidential aide specified.
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US Navy submarine incident
According to Putin’s aide, the Russian leader and Biden did not touch upon the incident with the US Navy submarine of the Virginia type, discovered in the territorial waters of the Russian Federation near Urup Island in the Kuril ridge.
No, we know about it. Appropriate demarches are being made through the Ministry of Defense. This topic was not touched upon in the talks between the presidents.
At the same time, a senior White House official declined to say whether the incident with the US Navy submarine of the Virginia type in Russian waters was discussed in a conversation between the presidents. The Pentagon noted that they are aware of the incident, but at the moment they cannot confirm any details.
On February 12, the Russian military handed a note of protest to the US military attache and stated the need to exclude such situations. According to the Ministry of Defense, a US Navy submarine of the Virginia type was discovered in the territorial waters of Russia. She was noticed in the area of the exercises of the Pacific Fleet near the Kuril island of Urup.
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