President Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin frankly for almost an hour Thursday in the midst of alarm that grew above the buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine, a crisis of the recently rated because the Kremlin strengthened his demands to increase security guarantees and test hypersonic missiles to underline the demands.
Putin’s foreign affairs advisor said Biden reiterated the US threat to new sanctions against Russia if there was escalation or invasion, which was responded to by Putin with his own warning that the movement A.S ..
“It will be a colossal mistake that will require big consequences,” said Yuri Ushakov. He added that Putin told Biden that Russia would act as M.S. Will if offensive weapons are deployed near American borders.
Putin asked for the call, the second between the leaders of this month, ahead of the talks scheduled between Senior A.S. and Russian officials set for January 10 in Geneva.
White House officials said that the call began at 3:35 a.m. Est and concluded 50 minutes later, after midnight in Moscow. There is no immediate reading of both sides.
Russia has explained that he wants a written commitment that Ukraine will never be allowed to join NATO and that the alliance military equipment will not be positioned in the former Soviet countries, demanding that Biden administration have become non-initial.