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Biden warns Putin about “severe costs” that the United States will impose on Russia
The US government ordered the withdrawal of its military from Ukraine and asked its citizens to also leave the country
This Saturday, the president of the United States, Joe Biden, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, held a telephone conversation through which they addressed the situation in Ukraine.
According to a White House statement, in the call that lasted one hour and two minutes, the American president warned the Russian president about imposing "severe costs", with the support of his European allies, if Putin does not desist from an invasion. to Ukraine.
Additionally, Biden expressed that the US is prepared to act diplomatically or for scenarios far from diplomacy.
For his part, Putin reiterated that Russia will act seeking to guarantee its security, as the United States would.
From the Kremlin they have reported that they have almost finished reviewing the counterproposals sent by the North American country, highlighting that the US did not take into account Russia's key concerns.
The Kremlin adviser, Yuri Úsalo, lamented that the communication between the two leaders will take place in a context of "hysteria". Likewise, he confirmed the warning made by Biden and indicated that he did not place special emphasis on it.
The US orders the withdrawal of its military from Ukraine
Hours before the call, the United States ordered the withdrawal of 160 members of the Florida National Guard, belonging to the reserve corps, who had been on Ukrainian territory since November 2021.
In this regard, the US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, reported that the reservists are part of the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, who were advising and training the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Additionally, the US government asked its citizens to leave the country, within the next 24 to 48 hours, before Russia's imminent attack on Ukraine, during the Winter Olympics, which are held until February 20 in Beijing..
