The rare sanctions threat came as Nato places forces on standby and reinforces eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets in response to Russia's troop build-up near its border with Ukraine.
Mr Biden told reporters that if Russia were to move into Ukraine with the estimated 100,000 soldiers it has massed near the border, it would be the"largest invasion since World War Two" and would"change the world." On Tuesday, a US plane carrying military equipment and munitions landed in Kyiv, the third installment of a US$200 million package to shore up Ukraine's defenses.
As Western leaders appeal for unity, differences have emerged among European nations over how best to respond. Mr Putin is due to meet Wednesday with the heads of some of the biggest companies in Italy, Russia's fifth biggest trading partner, despite the rising tensions. "There are no rose-colored glasses, no childish illusions, everything is not simple. ... But there is hope," Mr Zelenskiy said in a televised address."Protect your body from viruses, your brain from lies, your heart from panic."
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