The new date is Dec 8, 2021.
Biden made his first public comments following his Tuesday meeting with Russian President Putin, saying that a full-scale deployment of U.S. troops to Ukraine is not in the cards right now.
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on June 16, 2021.
The Associated Press.
Biden told reporters that the United States is not going to use force to confront Russia in Ukraine, and that putting U.S. troops on the ground is not on the table.
Biden said the US will impose severe economic consequences on Russia if it goes ahead with its planned offensive on the Russia-Ukraine border.
Biden said the U.S. would fortify its military presence in NATO countries.
175,000. According to American intelligence officials, there could be as many as 100,000 Russian troops involved in the invasion of Ukraine.
The key background.
A source told CNN that Russia has enough materials to support 7 days of front-line forces and a month of supply forces. Russia was criticized by the West for its annexation of the peninsula. Biden spoke with Putin Tuesday about the US response to Russian actions in Ukraine. Jake Sullivan said during a Tuesday press briefing that the U.S. planned to take "strong economic measures" against Russia, provide extra defensive materials to Ukraine and bolster its troop presence in eastern European NATO countries with "additional capabilities."
Biden Warns Putin of a strong response.
Russia is preparing 175,000 troops for the Ukrainian offensive, according to the U.S. Intel.
Biden says he has no plans to send US troops into Ukraine.
