Daily Mail UK
President Joe Biden told Vladimir Putin on Saturday morning that Russia would face ‘swift and severe’ economic and political costs if it invaded Ukraine, amid frantic efforts to persuade Moscow to pull back from the brink.
The two leaders held an hour-long conversation a day after US officials said they believed Putin could launch an invasion at any time, and as American diplomats began leaving the embassy in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.
‘President Biden was clear that, if Russia undertakes a further invasion of Ukraine, the United States together with our Allies and partners will respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs on Russia,’ said the White House after the call finished.