WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he had warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of unprecedented US sanctions should Russian troops massed on the border of Ukraine launch an attack."I made it very clear if in fact he invades Ukraine there will be severe consequences, severe consequences - economic consequences like none he's ever seen or ever have been seen," Biden told reporters at the White House.
France's foreign ministry said in a statement that Russia would face"strategic and massive consequences." "We cannot but be concerned about the prospect of Ukraine's possible admission to NATO, because this will undoubtedly be followed by the deployment of appropriate military contingents, bases and weapons that threaten us," he said.Ukraine's Western-leaning government wants to join the NATO military alliance but is nowhere close to being admitted.
"The idea the United States is going to unilaterally use force to confront Russia invading Ukraine is not on the cards right now," Biden said."We have a moral obligation and a legal obligation to our NATO allies under Article Five. It's a sacred obligation. That obligation does not extend to ... Ukraine."
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