Biden and Putin to hold talks after diplomats made no progress on Ukraine
by Andrew Roth in Moscow and Julian Borger in Washing from on (#5SKGY)
The US threatened to deploy high-impact' economic measures if a Russian buildup of troops leads to a larger conflict
Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin are due to hold talks in the near future" after their top diplomats made no apparent progress in Stockholm towards defusing a standoff over Ukraine, amid fears of a Russian invasion.
The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, and the Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov opted not to make a joint appearance after trading threats during a 40-minute meeting whose short duration indicated there was little chance of a breakthrough.
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