{"id":1248482,"date":"2022-01-27T17:52:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T22:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1248482"},"modified":"2022-01-27T17:52:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T22:52:39","slug":"biden-calls-ukrainian-president-as-russian-invasion-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-ukrainian-president-as-russian-invasion-looms\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Calls Ukrainian President As Russian Invasion Looms"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-calls-ukrainian-president-as-russian-invasion-looms%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1248482&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about the rising threat of a Russian invasion Thursday, reiterating America\u2019s commitment to Ukraine\u2019s integrity and exploring further monetary aid.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden-Zelensky meeting comes as Russia is poised to invade Ukraine \u201cat any moment,\u201d according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki. NATO and the U.S. have threatened severe economic consequences should Russia move forward with the invasion, but Biden has ruled out deploying U.S. troops directly. Meanwhile, Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/us-warns-russian-attack-imminent-ukraine-disagrees\/story?id=82463780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">have continued to insist<\/a> that a Russian invasion is not \u201cimminent.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/27\/germany-olaf-scholz-russia-ukraine-biden-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: German Chancellor To Visit White House Amid Russia\u2019s Ukraine Aggression)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden reaffirmed the readiness of the United States along with its allies and partners to respond decisively if Russia further invades Ukraine. He also underscored the commitment of the United States to Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity,\u201d the White House said in a readout of the call.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden noted the United States has provided Ukraine with over half a billion dollars in development and humanitarian assistance in the last year, and is exploring additional macroeconomic support to help Ukraine\u2019s economy amidst pressure resulting from Russia\u2019s military build-up,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7356196\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7356196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 SEPTEMBER 01: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) meets with U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House on September 01, 2021 in Washington, DC. This was the two leaders\u2019 first face-to-face meeting and the first by a Ukrainian leader in more than four years. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Biden also reassured Zelensky that the U.S. embassy in Kyiv remains fully operational, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/23\/state-department-ukraine-reduce-us-embassy-staff-citizens-leave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a recent State Department missive<\/a> instructing some U.S. citizens and diplomats to evacuate the country.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. and NATO allies held a series of talks with Russian and Ukrainian officials in early January, but the Russian buildup of troops has continued. The White House has also scheduled a Feb. 7 meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/23\/state-department-ukraine-reduce-us-embassy-staff-citizens-leave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">to discuss the hostilities<\/a>. Germany has played a key role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict in its push for the U.S. and other allies to approve the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which pumps gas directly from Russia to Germany and serves to ostracize Ukraine from the European energy economy.<\/p>\n<p>Some critics have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/germany-russia-ukraine-gas-green-west-11643154424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">argued<\/a>&nbsp;that Germany\u2019s willingness to tie itself to Russian energy supplies&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/germany-reliable-american-ally-nein-weapon-supply-berlin-russia-ukraine-invasion-putin-biden-nord-stream-2-senate-cruz-sanctions-11642969767?mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has compromised its alliance<\/a>&nbsp;with the U.S. and other NATO countries.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/21\/tom-cotton-biden-admin-nord-stream-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018Terrible Mistake\u2019: Tom Cotton Blasts Biden Admin Over Nord Stream 2)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>German leadership&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/21\/nord-stream-2-joe-biden-mike-pompeo-germany-russia-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vowed to pursue harsh consequences<\/a> for Russia should Putin ever use its supply of energy as a weapon against Eastern European countries like Ukraine. However, Russian officials have already deployed threats of cutting off oil supply in an effort to avert sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>Western countries have threatened to cut off Russia from SWIFT, the global security network that connects thousands of the world\u2019s top financial institutions, should Russia invade Ukraine. The Russian Federation Council <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamRamani2\/status\/1486053316048138244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1486053316048138244%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2022%2F01%2F27%2Fgermany-olaf-scholz-russia-ukraine-biden-putin%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">responded Tuesday<\/a> that they would cut off oil supply to Europe if NATO countries made that move.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about the rising threat of a Russian invasion Thursday, reiterating America\u2019s commitment to Ukraine\u2019s integrity and exploring further monetary aid.The Biden-Zelensky &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1248482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1248482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1248482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1248482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1248482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1248482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1248482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}