The Kremlin calls on the president to discuss Russia’s decision to recruit tens of thousands of troops from the Ukrainian border.
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spoken at a video conference as tensions between the US and Russia escalate due to the large number of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border which appear to be a sign of possible insurgency.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the plans on Saturday to Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency and said it would happen Tuesday evening. Peskov added that “leaders should decide for themselves” on how long the talks will last.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
Russia is more determined than ever that the US confirms that Ukraine will not be allowed into the NATO alliance.
U.S. law enforcement officials have confirmed that Russia has assembled about 70,000 troops near its border with Ukraine and is preparing for a possible uprising next year, according to a Biden official, who was not allowed to discuss the findings. openly and spoke anonymously.
Putin’s threats to pass with such an attack could be huge.
U.S. officials and former U.S. ambassadors say that while the Russian president is laying the groundwork for its demise, the Ukrainian military is more armed and ready now than ever before, and that sanctions that threaten Western countries could seriously damage Russia’s economy.
“What I am doing is combining what I believe to be what I have been, the most effective and effective ways to make it difficult for Mr Putin to continue to do what people are worried about,” Biden said. said Friday.
Ukrainian officials say Russia could invade next month. Ukraine’s security minister, Oleksii Reznikov, said the number of Russian troops stationed near Ukraine and in Russia’s Crimea was around 94,300, and warned that a “significant increase” was possible in January.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, recently accused a group of Russians and Ukrainians of plotting to overthrow the government and that the conspirators had tried to seek the help of the richest man in Ukraine, Rinat Akhmetov.
Russia and Akhmetov have denied any wrongdoing, but Russians have recently been on the alert in Ukraine and the United States.
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Biden is also planning to speak with Zelenskyy next week.
The Kremlin said Friday that Putin, in an altercation with Biden, was seeking confirmation of NATO’s growth in Ukraine. Biden tried to address his concerns in response to a press conference on Friday before moving to Camp David for the weekend.
“I do not accept anyone’s red line,” Biden said.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki says the authorities will cooperate with European institutions if they go ahead with sanctions. He also spoke of the 2014 Russian occupation of Crimea, a Black Sea island that had been under Ukrainian rule since 1954.
Russia has also assisted separatists in eastern Ukraine during a seven-year conflict that has claimed more than 14,000 lives.
“We know what President Putin has done in the past,” Psaki said. “We see that they are creating opportunities for action soon.”
