Biden, a White House official said,"plans to speak by phone with President Zelensky of Ukraine on Sunday to reaffirm US support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, discuss Russia's military build-up on Ukraine's borders, and review preparations for upcoming diplomatic engagements to help de-escalate the situation in the region."
"We made it clear to President Putin that if he makes any more moves, goes into Ukraine, we will have severe sanctions. We will increase our presence in Europe with our NATO allies, and it'll just be a heavy price to pay for it," Biden said after a New Year's Eve lunch in Wilmington, Delaware. He said that both sides laid out their concerns,"but I made it clear that it only could work if he deescalated, not escalated."
Blinken spoke Friday with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg"about upcoming engagement with Russia in the NATO -- Russia Council and the U.S. -- Russia Strategic Stability Dialogue," according to a readout from State Department spokesperson Ned Price.