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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday said he did not exclude holding a referendum on the future status of war-torn eastern Ukraine and the Crimea peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014. Zelenskiy did not give detail on how and when a referendum could be held, but said it…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union warned Russia on Friday that it would face consequences if it invaded Ukraine, as Germany's new chancellor called for talks to resolve tensions after Moscow amassed troops on the border with its southwestern neighbour. "Aggression needs to come with a price tag, which is why…

White House officials rejected speculation on Thursday that President Biden would pressure Ukraine to cede territory to Russian-backed separatists in order to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from launching a large-scale invasion. Driving the news: In a 90-minute phone call intended to brief Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on his discussions…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden in Geneva, Switzerland. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images President Joe Biden warned of economic sanctions if Russian troops at the Ukraine border launched an attack. Putin said stationing troops at the border was a self-defence measure. Biden said sending US troops to confront Russia was "not…

MORSHYN, Ukraine (AP) — A small spa town in western Ukraine is standing out in a European country where only 29% of the people have received COVID-19 vaccine shots, and locals credit their community spirit for fending off the worst of the pandemic. In Morshyn, a scenic town nestled at…

Biden, according to reports, was likely to warn Putin that Russia and its banks could be hit with the toughest economic sanctions yet if it invades Ukraine Topics Joe Biden | Vladimir Putin | Ukraine Reuters  Last Updated at December 8, 2021 01:17 IST US President Joe Biden (Photo: Reuters) US President Joe Biden…

President Joe Biden is holding a video call Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Russian-Ukraine tensions continue to escalate. As a precursor to the call, Biden spoke with European allies Monday over the “shared concern about the Russian military build-upon Ukraine’s borders and Russia’s increasingly harsh rhetoric,” the White…

President Joe Biden will speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a virtual meeting on Tuesday as Russian forces continue to mass along the border with Ukraine amid fears of an invasion. The discussion between the two presidents represents high stakes diplomacy, as the future of Ukraine as an independent…

WASHINGTON —  President Biden expressed cautious optimism after meeting in June with Russian President Vladimir Putin, suggesting the next three to six months would reveal whether their frank face-to-face discussion in Geneva was yielding progress. “Did the things we agreed to sit down and try to work out, did it work?…

Posted December 6, 2021 at 2:24pm President Joe Biden will warn Russian leader Vladimir Putin that "meaningful consequences" await if Russia attacks Ukraine, a Biden administration official told reporters Monday. But Biden will not threaten force. Instead, the U.S. will look to employ economic sanctions paired with increased support for the Ukrainian military…