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| Biden holds virtual summit with Putin amid fears of Ukraine invasion – live | |
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| Conversation comes as Putin has built up Russia’s troop presence along the Ukraine border – follow all the latest news | |
| Joe Biden’s virtual summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially begun, a White House official told the press pool. | |
| The conversation comes as Putin has built up Russia’s troop presence along the country’s border with Ukraine, raising concerns of a potential invasion. | |
| According to CNN, the Pentagon is now making plans to evacuate US citizens from Ukraine if Russia does invade the country. | |
| The White House is expected to release a readout of the closed-door summit after it concludes. Stay tuned. | |
| Mark Meadows, the former chief of staff to Donald Trump, reportedly plans to stop cooperating with the House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection. | |
| Meadows’ attorney, George Terwilliger, told Fox News, “We have made efforts over many weeks to reach an accommodation with the committee.” | |
| Terwilliger claimed that Meadows was willing to appear before the committee and discuss matter that are not protected by executive privilege. | |
| However, the panel’s leaders have indicated they wished to discuss issues where Donald Trump has attempted to claim executive privilege, after the lawmakers dismissed the legitimacy of the former president’s claims. | |
| Meadows is expected to appear on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show tonight to discuss his decision. | |
| The Biden administration is reportedly preparing for a potential evacuation of US citizens from Ukraine if Russia invades the country. | The Biden administration is reportedly preparing for a potential evacuation of US citizens from Ukraine if Russia invades the country. |
| CNN reports: | CNN reports: |
| Biden and Putin are scheduled to hold a virtual call starting in about five minutes, and that conversation may inform the Pentagon’s preparations for a potential evacuation. Stay tuned. | Biden and Putin are scheduled to hold a virtual call starting in about five minutes, and that conversation may inform the Pentagon’s preparations for a potential evacuation. Stay tuned. |
| Before his virtual summit with Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden made a trip this morning to the World War II Memorial in Washington. | Before his virtual summit with Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden made a trip this morning to the World War II Memorial in Washington. |
| The president and his wife, Dr Jill Biden, laid a wreath at the memorial to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. | The president and his wife, Dr Jill Biden, laid a wreath at the memorial to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. |
| A swift reprisal package against Russia – including US troops and Patriot missiles stationed in the Baltics, the cutting off of Russia from the Swift banking payments system and reinstated sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline – must be prepared now in case it invades Ukraine, the Latvian foreign minister has said. | A swift reprisal package against Russia – including US troops and Patriot missiles stationed in the Baltics, the cutting off of Russia from the Swift banking payments system and reinstated sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline – must be prepared now in case it invades Ukraine, the Latvian foreign minister has said. |
| The warning from Edgars Rinkēvičs comes as Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin prepare to hold talks about the growing tensions. | The warning from Edgars Rinkēvičs comes as Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin prepare to hold talks about the growing tensions. |
| The US has said it would send reinforcements to Nato’s eastern flank in the event of an invasion, as well as imposing severe new economic measures against Russia. | The US has said it would send reinforcements to Nato’s eastern flank in the event of an invasion, as well as imposing severe new economic measures against Russia. |
| With an estimated 100,000 Russian troops already gathered within striking distance of the borders, the situation is the worst it’s been since 2015, when Moscow staged a large-scale incursion into Ukraine, clandestinely sending tanks and artillery to encircle Ukrainian troops and compelling Kyiv to sign a peace agreement in Minsk that has since come close to collapse. | With an estimated 100,000 Russian troops already gathered within striking distance of the borders, the situation is the worst it’s been since 2015, when Moscow staged a large-scale incursion into Ukraine, clandestinely sending tanks and artillery to encircle Ukrainian troops and compelling Kyiv to sign a peace agreement in Minsk that has since come close to collapse. |
| Greetings from Washington, live blog readers. | Greetings from Washington, live blog readers. |
| Joe Biden will hold a virtual call with Vladimir Putin today, amid intensifying concerns about the increased Russian troop presence along the country’s border with Ukraine. | Joe Biden will hold a virtual call with Vladimir Putin today, amid intensifying concerns about the increased Russian troop presence along the country’s border with Ukraine. |
| The Guardian’s Julian Borger reports: | The Guardian’s Julian Borger reports: |
| Previewing the summit yesterday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said, “It is an opportunity for the president to underscore, of course, US concerns with Russian military activities on the border with Ukraine and reaffirm the United States support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.” | Previewing the summit yesterday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said, “It is an opportunity for the president to underscore, of course, US concerns with Russian military activities on the border with Ukraine and reaffirm the United States support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.” |
| The summit is set to get underway in the next hour. Stay tuned. | The summit is set to get underway in the next hour. Stay tuned. |