Biden promises eastern Europeans support in event of Russian attack on Ukraine
by Andrew Roth in Moscow from on (#5SVVH)
US president makes pledge in phone calls to Ukrainian president and nine other states
Joe Biden has phoned the leaders of Ukraine and nine eastern European Nato states promising support if Russia attacks Ukraine and pledging to involve them in decisions about the region.
After a 90-minute call with Biden late on Thursday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Twitter that the two discussed possible formats for resolving the conflict" in eastern Ukraine, where Russian-backed separatists have carved out a self-declared state.
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