President Biden said Monday he and European leaders are in agreement following a call to discuss strategy in response to Russia’s military build-up along the Ukrainian border.
Summary
- Total unanimity with all the European leaders.
- We’ll talk about it later,” Biden said after a previously planned meeting with administration officials to discuss lowering prices.
- Biden met for 80 minutes earlier Monday with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, French President Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Jean-Michel MacronDefense & National Security — Pentagon puts 8,500 troops on high alert Biden touts ’total unanimity’ with European leaders after call on Russia-Ukraine Biden huddling with European leaders on Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine MORE, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Boris JohnsonDefense & National Security — Pentagon puts 8,500 troops on high alert Biden touts ’total unanimity’ with European leaders after call on Russia-Ukraine UK scrapping testing requirements for vaccinated arrivals MORE, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Polish President Andrzej Duda.
- “The leaders underscored their shared desire for a diplomatic resolution to the current tensions and reviewed recent engagements with Russia in multiple formats.
- Pentagon press secretary John Kirby John KirbyDefense & National Security — Pentagon puts 8,500 troops on high alert Biden rushes to pressure Russia as Ukraine fears intensify Biden touts ’total unanimity’ with European leaders after call on Russia-Ukraine MORE told reporters that there has been no decision made to deploy U.S. troops and there’s no intent to send troops to Ukraine.