A senior administration official said Mr. Biden and Putin and agreed to a 'sequence of strategic stability dialogue.'
in a phone call on Thursday that the U.S. and its allies will react"decisively" if Ukraine is invaded, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. A senior administration official said Mr. Biden and Putin and agreed to a"sequence of strategic stability dialogue."along the border with Ukraine, and U.S. intelligence has warned Russia could invade Ukraine as soon as January.
In a statement, the U.S. European Command said it routinely operates aircraft in the Black Sea region in support of"various U.S. and coalition intelligence objectives." The U.S. European Command said the event was preplanned and"not in response to any specific event." Mr. Biden urged Putin to deescalate tensions with Ukraine, and the official said the U.S.' focus is"really on actions and on indicators not on words" and will continue to prepare for whatever decision Putin makes with regard to Ukraine.
"There will be a very careful and very intensive coordination transparency among our partners and allies," the official said.
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