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US President Joe Biden said on Saturday that he had made it clear to Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia would pay “a terrible price” and face devastating economic consequences if it invaded Ukraine.
Biden told reporters that the option of sending US ground combat troops to Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion “was never on the table,” although the United States and NATO should send more troops to NATO countries’ eastern flanks to fight to awaken. their defense.
“I made it absolutely clear to President Putin… that if he moves to Ukraine, the economic impact on his economy will be devastating, devastating,” he said.
Biden, who spoke to Putin on the phone for two hours last week, said he had clearly told the Russian leader that Russia’s position in the world would change “significantly” in the event of an invasion of Ukraine.
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