The US has urged Russia to pull back its troops from the Ukrainian border

Tensions between Ukraine and Russia continue to grow ahead of US President Joe Biden’s planned video conference with counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday amid ongoing Russian troop build-up on the Ukrainian border. Russia has denied a new assault on Ukraine and warned against any NATO military expansion in Ukraine.

President Biden spoke with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia Tuesday morning to de-escalate a crisis over Ukraine as tens of thousands of Russian troops amass along the Ukrainian border, raising fears of an invasion.

Biden voiced the deep concerns of the United States and our European Allies about Russia’s escalation of forces surrounding Ukraine and made clear that the U.S. and our Allies would respond with strong economic and other measures in the event of military escalation.

What people are saying?

Bryan MacDonald The video link meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Joe Biden wrapped up after just over two hours. The Kremlin had pledged the leaders would talk “for as long as it takes” to resolve their various issues.

Doug Lang The U.S. has already invaded Ukraine, financially and militarily, and continues to occupy it, applying pain and pressure in areas dominated by Russian civilians, part of an overall NATO aggression.