Putin told Biden about the possibility of a complete break in relations with the United States in the event of new sanctions

This was stated by the assistant to the Russian leader Yuri Ushakov.

According to him, Biden mentioned that "if the escalation continues along the Ukrainian border, Western countries will undertake large-scale sanctions," including in the economic and military spheres.

“But our president immediately reacted to this by saying that if the West nevertheless decides to introduce these unprecedented sanctions under certain conditions, then all this could lead to a complete rupture of relations between our countries,” the diplomat said.

As it is emphasized, the relations between Russia and the West "will be seriously damaged."

Earlier it was reported that the telephone talks between the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, had ended.