Biden, Putin to hold new phone call amid Ukraine standoff
Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak by telephone Thursday amid high tension on Ukraine, setting the tone for US-Russia security talks next month, the two nations announced.
It will be the second telephone call in less than a month between the two leaders, with Biden in early December warning Putin of "severe consequences" if Russia invades Ukraine.
Biden, who is at his home in Delaware for the New Year's holiday, will speak to Putin on Thursday about "a range of topics, including upcoming diplomatic engagements with Russia," said Emily Horne, spokeswoman for the National Security Council.
"The Biden administration continues to engage in extensive diplomacy with our European allies and partners, consulting and coordinating on a common approach in response to Russia's military build-up on the border with Ukraine," she said in a statement Wednesday.
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