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    Biden again calls on Putin to de-escalate tensions along Ukraine border

    by Franco Ordoñez Dec 30, 2021 3 minutes
    A Ukrainian soldier walks in a trench on the front line in Zolote, Ukraine, earlier this month. A buildup of Russian troops along the border with Ukraine has heightened worries that Russia intends to invade.
    Updated December 30, 2021 at 7:50 PM ET

    President Biden on Thursday afternoon again warned Russian President Vladimir Putin of painful economic consequences should Russian forces invade Ukraine.

    But Biden also made clear that the United States sees a diplomatic path forward to address some of Russia's concerns about the expansion of the Western-backed NATO in the region.

    The details of Thursday's call were relayed by a senior Biden administration official, speaking on the condition of

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