{"id":1293428,"date":"2022-02-12T13:53:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T18:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1293428"},"modified":"2022-02-12T13:53:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T18:53:17","slug":"biden-putin-call-yields-no-fundamental-change-in-russia-ukraine-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-putin-call-yields-no-fundamental-change-in-russia-ukraine-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden-Putin Call Yields \u2018No Fundamental Change\u2019 In Russia-Ukraine Situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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-putin-call-yields-no-fundamental-change-in-russia-ukraine-situation%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=1293428&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--><div><\/div>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s 62-minute long phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday morning appeared to yield no major breakthroughs, with officials remaining concerned of an invasion into Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The White House announced the weekend call Friday evening after a tense briefing with White House press secretary Jen Psaki and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. The administration said Russia asked to speak Monday, but their counter-proposal for Saturday was \u201caccepted\u201d by Putin.<\/p>\n<p>The call, which coincides with Sullivan <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/11\/jake-sullivan-distinct-possibility-russia-invade-ukraine\/\">warning<\/a> of the \u201cvery distinct possibility\u201d of a Russian invasion, was described by a senior administration official as \u201cprofessional and substantive.\u201d Still, the official noted that there\u2019s been \u201cno fundamental change in the dynamic that has been unfolding now for several weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that we have put ideas on the table that would be in our and our allies interest to pursue that would enhance European security,\u201d the official said while warning that it \u201cremains unclear\u201d whether Russia is interested in pursuing a diplomatic path.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe stakes of this are too high not to give Russia every option to avoid steps that would be catastrophic,\u201d the official added.<\/p>\n<p>Biden was \u201cvery direct\u201d to Putin about the safety of American citizens who have remained in <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/01\/ukraine-russia-volodymyr-zelensky-troops-military\/\">Ukraine<\/a>, the official said. Sullivan said Friday that American citizens should leave Ukraine \u201cas soon as possible,\u201d giving the specific suggestion of fleeing within \u201ct<span id=\"subtitle99\" class=\"subtitle foundfragment selfragment\" data-id=\"99\" data-start=\"1018380\" data-end=\"1020180\">he next 24 to<\/span> 48<span id=\"subtitle100\" class=\"subtitle selfragment\" data-id=\"100\" data-start=\"1020180\" data-end=\"1022940\">&nbsp;hours.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/10\/joe-biden-vladimir-putin-american-citizens-ukraine-troops\/\">(RELATED:&nbsp;\u2018Things Could Go Crazy, Quickly\u2019: Biden Says He \u2018Didn\u2019t Have To Tell\u2019 Putin Not To Harm Americans In Ukraine)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t pinpoint the day and we can\u2019t pinpoint the hour, but what we can say is that there\u2019s a credible prospect that a Russian military action could take place before the end of the Olympics,\u201d Sullivan said during Friday\u2019s press briefing.<\/p>\n<p>Biden reiterated some of Sullivan\u2019s points during Saturday\u2019s phone call, according to a readout of the call provided by the White House. The president at one point described the \u201cwidespread human suffering\u201d that would occur if Russia invades Ukraine \u2013 a note Sullivan emphasized to reporters one day prior.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cPresident Biden was clear with President Putin that while the United States remains prepared to engage in diplomacy, in full coordination with our Allies and partners, we are equally prepared for other scenarios,\u201d White House says in a readout of the Biden-Putin call. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y8YBvKM0Uh\">pic.twitter.com\/y8YBvKM0Uh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShelbyTalcott\/status\/1492559735777808386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span id=\"subtitle110\" class=\"subtitle selfragment\" data-id=\"110\" data-start=\"1048050\" data-end=\"1050750\">\u201cIf a<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle111\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"111\" data-start=\"1050750\" data-end=\"1053300\">Russian attack on Ukraine proceeds, it is<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle112\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"112\" data-start=\"1053300\" data-end=\"1055340\">likely to begin with aerial bombing and <\/span><span id=\"subtitle113\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"113\" data-start=\"1055340\" data-end=\"1058220\">missile attacks that could obviously kill civilians<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle114\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"114\" data-start=\"1058220\" data-end=\"1061250\">without regard to their nationality,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/06\/jake-sullivan-human-cost-war-ukraine-russia\/\">Sullivan<\/a> explained. \u201cA subsequent&nbsp;<\/span><span id=\"subtitle115\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"115\" data-start=\"1061250\" data-end=\"1063890\">ground invasion would involve the onslaught of<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle116\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"116\" data-start=\"1063890\" data-end=\"1067280\">a massive force, with virtually no notice<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle117\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"117\" data-start=\"1067400\" data-end=\"1069650\">communications to arrange a departure could be<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle118\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"118\" data-start=\"1069650\" data-end=\"1073490\">severed and commercial transit halted.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"118\" data-start=\"1069650\" data-end=\"1073490\">\u201cNo one<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle119\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"119\" data-start=\"1073490\" data-end=\"1075080\">would be able to count on air<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle120\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"120\" data-start=\"1075080\" data-end=\"1077540\">or rail or road departures once military<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle121\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"121\" data-start=\"1077540\" data-end=\"1080650\">action got underway,\u201d he added. \u201cNow again, I\u2019m not<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle122\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"122\" data-start=\"1080690\" data-end=\"1082400\">standing here and saying what is going<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle123\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"123\" data-start=\"1082400\" data-end=\"1083990\">to happen or not happen. I\u2019m only<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle124\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"124\" data-start=\"1083990\" data-end=\"1085970\">standing here to say that the risk<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle125\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"125\" data-start=\"1085970\" data-end=\"1087680\">is now high enough and the threat<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"subtitle126\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"126\" data-start=\"1087680\" data-end=\"1090440\">is immediate enough.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Biden also emphasized to Putin that an <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/09\/joe-biden-speaks-emmanuel-macron-ukraine-russia-tensions\/\">invasion<\/a> of Ukraine would spark a decisive reaction from the U.S. and its allies and partners. The president warned Putin that though he is still \u201cprepared to engage in diplomacy,\u201d the U.S. is \u201cequally prepared for other scenarios.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShould Russia continue down a path of escalation, the United States will continue to increase our support to Ukraine to enable it to defend itself. That approach is not changing,\u201d the senior administration official added following the Biden-Putin call.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s 62-minute long phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday morning appeared to yield no major breakthroughs, with officials remaining concerned of an invasion into Ukraine.The White &#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-1293428","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\/1293428","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=1293428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1293428\/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=1293428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1293428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1293428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}