{"id":1250263,"date":"2022-01-28T09:08:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T14:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1250263"},"modified":"2022-01-28T09:08:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T14:08:25","slug":"report-call-between-biden-and-zelensky-did-not-go-well-but-ukrainian-and-american-officials-deny-anonymous-leaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-call-between-biden-and-zelensky-did-not-go-well-but-ukrainian-and-american-officials-deny-anonymous-leaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Call Between Biden And Zelensky \u2018Did Not Go Well,\u2019 But Ukrainian And American Officials Deny Anonymous \u2018Leaking\u2019"},"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\">36<\/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%2Freport-call-between-biden-and-zelensky-did-not-go-well-but-ukrainian-and-american-officials-deny-anonymous-leaking%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=1250263&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 chatted with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the potential military conflict between Ukraine and Russia on Thursday, but according to a report citing anonymous sources, the call \u201cdid not go well.\u201d CNN first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/01\/27\/politics\/biden-zelensky-call\/index.html\">reported<\/a> the story on Thursday evening, causing both the White House and the Ukrainian government to respond and dismiss any anonymous leaking about the call as \u201ccompletely false.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The call reportedly lasted one hour and 20 minutes and was described as candid by the two leaders, but the two countries reportedly did not see eye to eye on how much a threat Russia truly posed.<\/p>\n<p>On the call, which the Ukrainian official described as \u201clong and frank,\u201d Biden warned his Ukrainian counterpart that a Russian attack may be imminent, saying that an invasion was now virtually certain, once the ground had frozen later in February, according to the official.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky, however, said his position was that the threat from Russia remains \u201cdangerous but ambiguous,\u201d and it is not certain that an attack will take place, the official said. CNN\u2019s Alexander Marquardt gave more insight, claiming that sources told CNN that Biden told Zelesnkyy point-blank that Ukraine was about to be \u201csacked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Russian invasion is now virtually certain once the ground freezes, Biden said to Zelensky, a senior Ukrainian official told @mchancecnn . Kyiv could be \u201csacked,\u201d Russian forces may attempt to occupy it, \u201cprepare for impact\u201d, Biden said, according to this official,\u201d Marquardt tweeted.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A Russian invasion is now virtually certain once the ground freezes, Biden said to Zelensky, a senior Ukrainian official told <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mchancecnn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mchancecnn<\/a>. Kyiv could be \u201csacked,&#8221; Russian forces may attempt to occupy it, \u201cprepare for impact\u201d, Biden said, according to this official.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexander Marquardt (@MarquardtA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarquardtA\/status\/1486821462338064392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That tweet prompted White House National Security Council spokesman Emily Horne to deny those words were ever said by Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not true,\u201d Horne rebutted. \u201cPresident Biden said that there is a distinct possibility that the Russians could invade Ukraine in February. He has previously said this publicly &amp; we have been warning about this for months. Reports of anything more or different than that are completely false.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is not true. President Biden said that there is a distinct possibility that the Russians could invade Ukraine in February. He has previously said this publicly &amp; we have been warning about this for months. Reports of anything more or different than that are completely false. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/chkFOhwWHn\">https:\/\/t.co\/chkFOhwWHn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emily Horne (@emilyhorne46) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emilyhorne46\/status\/1486836236434264066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnonymous sources are \u2018leaking falsehoods,&#8217;\u201d CNN reported that they were told by a White House spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>For their part, Ukraine officials also denied the report, claiming that CNN\u2019s reports were \u201ccompletely false.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident of #Ukraine\u2019s spokesperson stated that some reports regarding today\u2019s conversation of President Zelenskyy and President Biden are completely false. He also encouraged to carefully treat all information in this troubled time especially from the unconfirmed sources,\u201d the Ukrainian Embassy tweeted.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukraine<\/a>\u2019s spokesperson stated that some reports regarding today\u2019s conversation of President Zelenskyy and President Biden are completely false. He also encouraged to carefully treat all information in this troubled time especially from the unconfirmed sources. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/68mZ9tGNSm\">pic.twitter.com\/68mZ9tGNSm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UKR Embassy in USA (@UKRintheUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKRintheUSA\/status\/1486856003605966856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an attempt to set the record straight, the White House released the following readout of Zelensky and Biden\u2019s phone call:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Formatting edited:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. President Biden reaffirmed the readiness of the United States along with its allies and partners to respond decisively if Russia further invades Ukraine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He also underscored the commitment of the United States to Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity. President 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.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>President Biden made clear that despite the departure of American family members of embassy personnel, the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, remains open and fully operational.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The leaders discussed coordinated diplomatic efforts on European security, underscoring the principle of \u201cnothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>President Biden relayed the United States\u2019 support for conflict resolution efforts in the Normandy Format, expressing his hope that the sides\u2019 recommitment on January 26 to the terms of the July 2020 ceasefire will help decrease tensions and advance the implementation of the Minsk Agreements.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden chatted with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the potential military conflict between Ukraine and Russia on Thursday, but according to a report citing anonymous sources, the call \u201cdid not go well.\u201d CNN first reported the story on Thursday evening, causing both the White House and the Ukrainian government to respond and &#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-1250263","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\/1250263","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=1250263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1250263\/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=1250263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1250263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1250263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}