US President Joe Biden holds a summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Russia is deploying large-scale military troops around the border of neighboring Ukraine, and Russia is on a military offensive. He warned that he would comply with economic sanctions and called for relief from tensions.
President Biden of the United States and President Vladimir Putin of Russia held an online summit meeting on the 7th to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
After the meeting, the White House issued a statement, "President Biden expressed deep concern that Russia is strengthening its troops around Ukraine. If things get worse militarily, the United States and its allies will be strong. "We have made it clear that we will respond by economic measures or other means," he warned that if the Russian side launched a military offensive, it would impose additional sanctions.
President Biden then called for a return to tension relief and diplomatic problem-solving.
And the two leaders instructed their respective responsibilities to continue discussions.
President Biden would like to hold telephone talks with the leaders of major European allies such as Britain and France, share the contents of the talks with President Putin, and work together to counter Russia and help resolve the situation. ..
Putin's military buildup near the border is rather NATO
On the other hand, according to the Russian Presidential Administration, Putin emphasized that it is NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization such as the United States that is making dangerous attempts on the territory of Ukraine and strengthening military power near the Russian border. He said he was seriously interested in getting a legally binding guarantee that NATO would not expand eastward or deploy missile systems in neighboring countries.