{"id":38746,"date":"2022-01-03T19:03:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T19:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/01\/03\/biden-vows-us-to-act-decisively-if-russia-invades-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:51:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:51:05","slug":"biden-vows-us-to-act-decisively-if-russia-invades-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2022\/01\/03\/biden-vows-us-to-act-decisively-if-russia-invades-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden vows US to act decisively if Russia invades Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WILMINGTON, Del. \u2014 President Joe Biden conferred on Sunday with Ukraine\u2019s leader over the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2021\/12\/27\/satellite-images-track-new-russian-military-deployments-near-ukraine\/\">Russian troop buildup<\/a>&nbsp;near its border, promising that the U.S. and allies will act \u201cdecisively\u201d if Russia further invades the Eastern European nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u2019s call came as the U.S. and Western allies prepared for a series of diplomatic meetings to try to de-escalate a crisis that Moscow said could&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2022\/01\/02\/us-and-russia-face-deep-differences-ahead-of-ukraine-talks\/\">rupture ties with Washington.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Biden made clear that the United States and its allies and partners will respond decisively if Russia further invades Ukraine,\u201d White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement following the call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Psaki added that Biden underscored his commitment to the principle of \u201cnothing about you without you,\u201d the tenet that it won\u2019t negotiate policy that impacts Europe without its allies\u2019 input.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden has spoken of hitting Russia with economy-jarring sanctions if it moves on Ukraine\u2019s territory, but he said last month that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/12\/08\/no-plans-to-send-more-troops-to-ukraine-biden-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. military action is not on the table<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/12\/13\/russian-invasion-of-ukraine-could-be-costly-even-without-us-troops-involved-experts-say\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21347404171606.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Russian invasion of Ukraine could be costly even without US troops involved, experts say<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Outside observers say Ukrainian troops are better prepared for a fight now than they were in 2014.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kremlin has demanded that any further expansion of NATO exclude Ukraine and other former Soviet countries. The Russians have also demanded that the military alliance remove offensive weaponry from countries in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House has dismissed Russia\u2019s demands on NATO as a non-starter. A key principle of the NATO alliance is that membership is open to any qualifying country. And no outsider has membership veto power. While there\u2019s little prospect that Ukraine would be invited into the alliance anytime soon, the U.S. and its allies won\u2019t rule it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zelenskyy said in a Twitter posting after Sunday\u2019s call that \u201ckeeping peace in Europe, preventing further escalation, reforms, deoligarchization were discussed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe appreciate the unwavering support,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States has made little progress in efforts to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to ease tensions. Senior U.S. and Russian officials are scheduled to meet Jan. 9-10 in Geneva to discuss the situation. Those talks are to be followed by meetings at the NATO-Russia Council, and at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden spoke with Putin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2021\/12\/30\/biden-putin-talk-nearly-an-hour-as-alarm-rises-over-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">for nearly an hour on Thursday<\/a>. He told reporters the next day that he warned Putin that his economy would pay a \u201cheavy price\u201d if Russia, which has massed some 100,000 troops near the border, made further moves against Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m not going to negotiate here in public, but we made it clear that he cannot \u2014 I emphasize cannot \u2014 move on Ukraine,\u201d Biden said Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden said he told Putin it was important for the Russians to take steps before those meetings toward easing the crisis. Putin\u2019s foreign affairs adviser, in describing the presidents\u2019 conversation this past week, said Biden\u2019s pursuit of sanctions \u201ccould lead to a complete rupture of relations between our countries and Russia-West relations will be severely damaged.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joe-biden-europe-russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-ff5ac633e928a01b7d6d3bdbe2330fe2\">U.S. intelligence<\/a>&nbsp;findings indicate Russia has made preparations for a potential invasion in early 2022. But White House officials say it remains unclear whether Putin has already made a decision to move forward with military action.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/12\/17\/all-out-war-or-creeping-occupation-among-putin-options-says-ukraine-mod\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Russia5.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">All-out war or \u2018creeping occupation\u2019 among Putin options, says Ukraine MoD<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">There are two potential courses of action Putin could take \u2014 either all-out war or a \u201ccreeping occupation\u201d of Ukraine, that nation&#039;s Ministry of Defense tells Military Times.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, Biden said he remained hopeful for the upcoming talks. White House officials say they will consult closely with Western allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI always expect if you negotiate you make progress, but we\u2019ll see,\u201d he said Friday. \u201cWe\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Past military incursions by Putin loom large as Biden weighs his next steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2014, Russian troops marched into the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea and seized the territory from Ukraine. Russia\u2019s annexation of Crimea was one of the darker moments for President Barack Obama on the international stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S.-Russia relationship was badly damaged near the end of President George W. Bush\u2019s administration after Russia\u2019s 2008 invasion of its neighbor Georgia after Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili ordered his troops into the breakaway region of South Ossetia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. 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