Ukraine standoff enters critical week with U.S., Russia pessimistic on diplomacy

Entering a critical week in the standoff over Ukraine , neither Russia nor the United States sounded optimistic about intensifying diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions .

President Joe Biden said Sunday that he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin may be looking for “things he cannot get” as he weighs a potential invasion of Moscow’s neighbor. With the latest U.S. assessment painting a grim picture of the situation facing Ukraine, Western leaders rallied in a bid to ease the crisis.

Biden’s comments to reporters on the White House lawn came hours after national security adviser Jake Sullivan warned on NBC’s “Meet the […]

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