US President Joe Biden has warned his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that the West would impose “strong economic and other measures” on Russia if it invaded Ukraine, while the Russian leader has demanded guarantees that NATO would not expand farther eastward. The verbal exchanges were made in a video call ...
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said Russia would be forced to act if its ‘red lines’ on Ukraine were crossed by NATO, saying Moscow would view the deployment of certain offensive missile capabilities on Ukrainian soil as a trigger. Speaking at an investment forum in Moscow, Putin said he hoped ...