Feb 13, 2022: US President Joe Biden has warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the United States and its allies would respond “decisively” if Russia invaded Ukraine “further”, the White House said on Saturday.

A U.S. official said the call had not changed much and that it was unclear whether Russia would pursue diplomatic or military action. The White House added that while the United States was ready to engage in diplomacy, Washington was “equally ready for other scenarios.”

Meanwhile, a French presidency official said Russian President Vladimir Putin gave no indication in a phone call with President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday that he was preparing to invade Ukraine.

The two leaders spoke at a time of high tension over Russia’s massing of troops near the Ukrainian border, with Washington saying on Friday that Moscow could invade at any moment. Russia has denied it plans to invade.

Earlier, the Kremlin said that Putin had highlighted during the call with Macron a “lack of a substantive response from the United States and NATO to well-known Russian initiatives”. This referred to a series of Russian security demands, including that it bar Ukraine from ever joining NATO.

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