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December 7, 2021

Biden Meets Putin as Russian Troops Mass on Ukraine Border
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President Joe Biden is meeting by video link today with Russian
President Vladimir Putin, amid growing tensions over Russia's build-up
of an estimated 100,000 troops along its border with Ukraine. The Biden
administration says it's responding by sending reinforcements to NATO
allies in eastern Europe. On Monday White House Press Secretary Jen
Psaki said the U.S. was prepared to sanction Russia if it launched an
invasion of Ukraine. 

Jen Psaki: "On financial sanctions, we have consulted significantly with
our allies and believe we have a path forward that would impose
significant and severe harm on the Russian economy. You can call that a
threat. You can call that a fact. You can call that preparation whatever
you want to call it."

Russian officials deny they're planning an invasion of Ukraine. A
Kremlin spokesperson Monday called US-Russia relations ahead of Biden's
meeting with Putin "quite lamentable."


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