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Biden Agrees to Meet With Putin, With a Caveat

As long as Russia does not invade Ukraine

(Newser) - In what appeared to be a last-ditch diplomatic gambit brokered with the aid of French President Emmanuel Macron, the White House said President Biden has agreed “in principle” to a meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin as long as he holds off on launching an assault on Ukraine...

Putin Has Decided to Invade, Biden Says

Intelligence shows Kyiv will be attacked, president says

(Newser) - President Biden told the nation Friday that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided whether his forces will invade Ukraine. "We believe that they will target Ukraine's capital Kyiv, a city of 2.8 million innocent people," Biden said from the White House, the Los Angeles ...

Separatists Order Civilians to Leave for Russia

Putin offers payments to evacuees

(Newser) - Women, children, and elderly people were ordered to evacuate to Russia on Friday by pro-Russian leaders in eastern Ukraine. The separatist leaders charged that Ukraine is preparing a military offensive, which the country denied, per Axios , saying it's the separatists who are increasing tensions with artillery shelling. "We...

In a Call, Biden Warns Putin About 'Severe Cost'

Russia says US is overreacting about possibility of Ukraine invasion

(Newser) - In an hourlong phone call Saturday, President Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that though the US is prepared to keep working toward a diplomatic solution to the impasse over Ukraine, "we are equally prepared for other scenarios." A White House statement said, "President Biden was clear...

US to Empty Embassy in Ukrainian Capital

Announcement comes ahead of Biden-Putin call as tensions sharply rise on possible Ukraine invasion

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden are to hold a high-stakes telephone call on Saturday as tensions over a possibility imminent invasion of Ukraine escalated sharply and the US announced plans to evacuate its embassy in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Before talking to Biden, Putin is...

Sources: Wildly Long Table for Putin, Macron Was No Accident

Members of French leader's team say he feared DNA being swiped, wouldn't take COVID test

(Newser) - The Citizen Kane-like table that Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin sat at earlier this week during their talks on the Russia-Ukraine standoff wasn't just symbolic. Two members of the French leader's team tell Reuters that Macron was told he had to take a Russian COVID test before meeting...

&#39;You May Not Like It&mdash; Deal With It, My Gorgeous&#39;
'You May Not Like It—
Deal With It, My Gorgeous'
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Feb 8, 2022 1:57 PM CST

'You May Not Like It— Deal With It, My Gorgeous'

Putin issues 'crude' phrase as Ukraine standoff remains in limbo

(Newser) - Now that France's Emmanuel Macron has wrapped up two days of diplomacy on the Russia-Ukraine standoff, is the world a safer place? Hard to say. At one point, Macron suggested he and Vladimir Putin had made substantive progress in their meeting Monday, but the Kremlin quickly pushed back on...

Biden: Invasion Threatens Pipeline

4 nations' leaders confer about Ukraine crisis in 2 meetings

(Newser) - In a flurry of diplomacy across two continents, President Biden emerged from a meeting with Germany's new leader Monday vowing the crucial Nord Stream 2 Russia-to-Germany gas pipeline would be blocked if Russia further invades Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the US and its allies were the only...

France's Macron Emerges as Key Figure in Russia Standoff

New 'Putin whisperer' will speak in person with leaders of Russia and Ukraine

(Newser) - Will Russia invade Ukraine and set off what could become the biggest land war in Europe since World War II? The answer might well depend on talks that take place this week with French President Emmanuel Macron as the focal point. Macron meets with Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday...

In Russia-Ukraine Standoff, February 15 Is a Key Date
Russia Scoffs at US Warning,
Offers One of Its Own
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Feb 6, 2022 7:45 AM CST

Russia Scoffs at US Warning, Offers One of Its Own

'What if we would say that US could seize London in a week?'

(Newser) - The Russia-Ukraine conflict remains in limbo, but the Russia-US rhetoric about that standoff continues to escalate. Developments:
  • US warnings: American security officials have laid out a series of worst-case scenarios to US and European lawmakers in recent days, reports the Washington Post . They say a full invasion could result in
...

Putin Praises 'Unprecedented' Ties With China

He hails 'dignified relations' hours before Olympics begin

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday praised "unprecedented" close relations with China, as he met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing hours ahead of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony. The two leaders are looking to project themselves as a counterweight to the US and its allies, as...

Putin: West Has 'Ignored' Our Demands on Ukraine

But Russian leader says it's still possible to negotiate a deal

(Newser) - As a new month begins, the best that can be said about the tense standoff over Ukraine is that everybody is still talking instead of shooting. On Tuesday, Vladimir Putin himself spoke on the issue for the first time in a month and reiterated Russia's big complaints: He said...

US Places 8.5K Troops on High Alert for Ukraine

Move is intended to reassure allies, Pentagon says

(Newser) - Saying "it's very clear the Russians have no intention right now of de-escalating," a Pentagon spokesman announced Monday that 8,500 US troops have been placed on high alert. Should Russia invade Ukraine, most of them would join a NATO response force that hasn't yet become...

Ukraine Assures Biden No Invasion Would Be Acceptable

Russia probably plans a series of lesser steps anyway, officials say

(Newser) - Trying to keep Ukraine's people calm as Russian troops move to its border, the nation's leaders reminded its allies of the gravity of the threat after unsettling remarks from the West. President Biden suggested Wednesday that a minor incursion by Russian forces might not be met with the...

Biden: Putin Will Invade Ukraine and Regret It
Biden Predicts an Invasion
That Putin Will Regret
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Jan 19, 2022 7:35 PM CST

Biden Predicts an Invasion That Putin Will Regret

Russia probably will test the US and NATO on Ukraine, president says

(Newser) - In a press conference Wednesday to mark his one-year anniversary in office, President Biden touted his accomplishments, defended his record, and predicted Russia will invade Ukraine. Biden said he expects Russian President Vladimir Putin, who's moved 100,000 troops to the border with Ukraine, to end the current standoff...

US Issues a &#39;False-Flag&#39; Warning About Russia
US Issues a 'False-Flag'
Warning About Russia
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Jan 14, 2022 11:20 AM CST

US Issues a 'False-Flag' Warning About Russia

Official says Moscow might concoct a reason to invade Ukraine

(Newser) - The US says Russia is so bent on invading Ukraine that it's cooking up a phony reason to justify it. In other words, Moscow is allegedly working on a "false-flag" mission. "We have information that indicates Russia has already prepositioned a group of operatives to conduct a...

Biden, Putin Warn Each Other on Ukraine

US offers a choice between diplomacy and deterrence, as Russia calls sanctions a mistake

(Newser) - In a 50-minute phone call Thursday afternoon, President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the choices they face concerning the standoff on the Russia-Ukraine border. The tone was serious, both sides said, with Axios reporting that a US official called the talk "substantive" and Kremlin officials said it...

Biden, Putin to Get on a Call Again on Thursday

It'll be their 2nd conversation this month

(Newser) - President Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak Thursday as the Russian leader has stepped up his demands for security guarantees in Eastern Europe. CNN reports the call was requested by Putin, and the Washington Post adds it'll be the second this month between the leaders. The two spoke on...

Putin Vows to Respond to Rockets on Russia's 'Doorstep'

During year-end conference, president refuses to rule out invasion on Ukraine

(Newser) - If Russian soldiers on the border with Ukraine move on the country, it's not Russia's fault. So said Russian President Vladimir Putin at an end-of-year news conference on Thursday, as a reported 100,000 Russian troops amassed near the Ukrainian border. Putin said Russia had only agreed to...

Vladimir Putin: I Was Once a Taxi Driver

Says he had to take the job to bring in extra income after fall of USSR

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin has been many things: Russia's prime minister, then its president, then its prime minister again, then its president again; a bareback horse rider and ... bird? ; a wannabe Hercules ; a whale hunter , shirtless spearfisher , and catcher of giant fish , an ice swimmer ; an underwater explorer (and fake deep-sea...

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