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Joe Biden threatened Vladimir Putin with strong economic sanctions in the event of an invasion of Ukraine.
This was announced by National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and White House Spokesman Jen Psaki following a video summit of the two presidents, writes UA.
First of all, we are talking about Nord Stream-2, which has not been launched yet. It is the gas pipeline that will be the lever to influence Putin, Sullivan said.
At the same time, the United States still does not believe that the Russian president has made a final decision on the attack on Ukraine.
But the United States is ready for a decisive response. In addition, according to the adviser, on December 9, Joe Biden will call Vladimir Zelensky.
“What we did not do in 2014, we are ready to do now. We prefer to report this to the Russians directly, rather than telegraphing about our strikes. We tell them in detail about the types of activities we mean. We are also very closely coordinating with our European partners and allies on this issue at the level of deep concreteness, “Sullivan said.
The United States promises even more military aid to Ukraine after talks between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin.
Sullivan stressed that Ukraine can count on US support if it is attacked by Russia. He did not rule out the deployment of US troops in the region.
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