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Biden slated to speak to Putin this week amid Ukraine tensions
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US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, arrive to meet at the 'Villa la Grange,' June 16, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
US President Joe Biden is slated to speak Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a particularly tense time between Moscow and Kyiv.
US intelligence officials have determined that Russia has massed about 70,000 troops near its border with Ukraine and has begun planning for a possible invasion as soon as early next year.
Moscow has denied hatching plans to attack Ukraine and rejected the Western concerns as part of efforts to smear Russia.
At the same time, Putin has urged the West to provide guarantees that would exclude Ukraine from joining NATO and the deployment of the alliance’s weapons on its territory.
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