Biden and Putin Speak for One Hour; U.S. Orders All but ‘Core Team’ to Leave Ukraine Embassy

 

US intelligence assessment on the movement of Russian troops near the Russo-Ukrainian border (3 December 2021).

“The leaders spoke by telephone on Saturday, but details were not yet available. The State Department again warned all Americans to leave Ukraine amid concerns of an imminent Russian attack. President Biden spoke with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia for one hour on Saturday in a bid to defuse the crisis over Ukraine, and the State Department ordered all but a “core team” of its diplomats and employees to leave the American Embassy in Kyiv over fears that Moscow would soon mount a major assault.Details of the phone call were not yet released early Saturday afternoon. ...”

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Ukraine depicted as "Ukraine, Land of the Cossacks" in a 1720 map by Johann Homann