US President Joe Biden will speak to Vladimir Putin on Saturday after the United States warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could begin in days. "If a Russian attack on Ukraine proceeds, it is likely to begin with aerial bombing and missile attacks that could obviously kill civilians," he said. - Russia surrounding Ukraine -Russian naval forces and troops, including units brought in from all over the vast country, now surround Ukraine to the south, east and north. Russia, which denies any plan to attack Ukraine, already controls the Crimea territory seized in 2014 and supports separatist forces controlling Ukraine's Donbas region in the east. The United States and its European allies reject the demands, insisting that NATO poses no threat to Russia.

Source: Mint February 12, 2022 17:56 UTC