Biden assures Ukrainian president that the US will act firmly, should Russia invade them
Approximately 100,000 Russian soldiers are deployed on the Ukrainian border
Last Sunday, US President Joe Biden told his Ukrainian partner Volodimir Zelenski that Washington and its partners will react with determination, assuming that Russia acts to attack its western neighbor.
Jen Psaki, White House press secretary, after investigating, also said that Biden communicated aid for political efforts, including significant level discussions between the Russian and US authorities, scheduled for January 9-10 in Geneva.
Psaki said President Biden clarified that the United States and its allies will react conclusively.
The US show of support for Ukraine comes days after Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin of desperate results should Moscow attack its neighbor.
Biden and Zelensky
Biden's call with Zelensky also focused on Washington's responsibility to the "nothing about you without you" guideline, in a clear reference to the need to remember Ukraine to exchange decisions about their own future.
Zelensky assured through his Twitter account that he values the "unwavering support" of the United States and that the call "demonstrates the extraordinary nature" of communications between the two nations.
Biden recently spoke to Putin again, this being the leaders' second phone conversation in the past three weeks as tensions over Ukraine mounted.
Asked Biden about the call with Putin on Friday, he said: "I am not going to negotiate here in public, but we make it clear that you cannot, I will emphasize, that you cannot invade Ukraine."
The US president added, addressing correspondents during a stay in Delaware, which had already made it clear to President Putin that there will be extreme sanctions, the presence in Europe with NATO partners will be expanded, in the event that Russia invades Ukraine.
In addition, he expressed support for the confidence-building measures to reduce tensions in Donbas and the dynamic strategy to boost the execution of the Minsk Accords.
Under the Minsk agreement, facilitated by France and Germany, Ukraine agreed to complete the political changes, while Russia agreed to end its support for renegade Russian dissident.
Connect meaningfully
Washington and its European partners blame Russia for undermining Ukraine with another invasion.
100,000 Russian soldiers are massed near the nation line, where Putin previously clung to the Crimean constituency in 2014, and blamed himself for inciting a pro-nonconformist Russian conflict that erupted that same year in the east.
Moscow portrays the troop presence as security against NATO expansion, regardless of how Ukraine has not been welcomed to become a member of the military alliance.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg on Friday. Blinken later insisted on Russia to definitively connect in the imminent discussions about the tense blockade between Moscow and Kiev.
NATO chief Stoltenberg said the organization was "united" and "ready for dialogue."
Biden warned Putin, in Thursday's call, not to attack Ukraine, just as the Kremlin chief said sanctions against Moscow would be a huge mistake.
The two presidents showed their support for the extra touch, in their 50-minute call, which was their second in just over three weeks.
Putin was pleased with the discussions, Yury Ushakov told international strategy columnists.