U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday reportedly warned Russian President Vladimir Putin during a two-hour virtual summit that the West would impose ¡°strong economic and other measures¡± on Russia if it invades Ukraine.
Putin, for his part, requested ¡°reliable, legally binding guarantees¡± against further NATO expansion eastward during the talks.
In Britain, the Financial Times reported on Dec. 8 that ¡°Joe Biden has made a significant diplomatic concession to Moscow designed to prevent an invasion of Ukraine, signaling he wants to convene meetings between NATO allies and Russia to discuss Vladimir Putin¡¯s grievances with the transatlantic security pact.¡±
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