The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, spoke with the President of the United States, Joe Biden, in December of 2021.
A White House official said Friday that President Joe Biden will speak with the president of Ukraine on Sunday to express support for the country.
The official said that Biden would review plans for diplomatic moves to help de-escalate the situation in the region.
Biden told reporters in Delaware that he wouldn't negotiate in public. We made it clear that he couldn't invade Ukraine.
Security talks between the US and Russia will be held on January 10.
On Thursday, Biden called Putin and urged him to lower the tensions. The White House press secretary said that the U.S. was prepared to respond if Russia invaded Ukraine.
President Joe Biden and his wife, first ladyJill Biden, left after a New Year's Eve lunch at a seafood market in Delaware.
Biden said that he made it clear to Putin that the US would have severe sanctions.
Biden said that he believed that Putin would agree to three major conferences in Europe next month.
Biden said that he laid out some of his concerns about NATO and the United States and Europe. I made it clear that they couldn't work if he became aggressive.
Biden expects to negotiate and make progress.
A Kremlin aide said after the phone call with Biden that Putin outlined the basic principles of Russia's security proposals and emphasized that we will seek to ensure Russia's security.
Thousands of troops have been added to the eastern border of Russia. Despite the military deployment, Putin insists that Moscow is not preparing to invade. The pro-Russian rebels have pushed into eastern Ukraine.
NATO is an intercontinental military alliance where an attack on one member is considered an attack on all. For a long time, Ukraine has tried to join NATO.
In late November, Putin suggested Russia would retaliate if western governments supplied Ukraine with weapons systems. He believes that the expansion of NATO's military power into other eastern European nations is a threat.
Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine. Putin believes that Ukraine is part of Russia.
Biden had calls with both Zelenskyy and Putin. Biden and Zelenskyy met at the White House.
