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Biden speaks with Ukraine's leader as U.S. officials warn of imminent Russian attack

Biden's calls with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin this weekend come as U.S. officials warn that Russia has amassed enough troops and equipment to invade Ukraine any day.
A member of the Ukrainian State Border Guard stands watch at the border crossing between Ukraine and Belarus on Saturday.

The United States will "respond swiftly and decisively" to further Russian aggression against Ukraine, President Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday, as U.S. officials continue to warn that a Russian invasion could happen any day.

Tensions remain sky-high over the situation along Ukraine's borders, where the U.S. says that a buildup of Russian forces and equipment along the country's east, north and south has now reached a point where an attack could begin this week.

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