Coverage dated December 2, 2021

Biden says U.S. initiatives will make it "very, very difficult" for Russia to invade Ukraine

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Biden did not indicate what those initiatives may entail, but Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the U.S. has threatened new sanctions against Russia.

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  1. Washington Examiner

    Biden vows 'meaningful set of initiatives' to dissuade Putin from Ukraine incursion (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Joe Biden said Friday that he is preparing ways to halt a potential incursion into Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin as Moscow masses troops along Ukraine’s border.

  2. Newsweek

    Biden says U.S. initiatives will make it "very, very difficult" for Russia to invade Ukraine (opens Newsweek)

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    Biden did not indicate what those initiatives may entail, but Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the U.S. has threatened new sanctions against Russia.

  3. KRDO

    Biden says he's preparing initiatives to make it difficult for Putin to 'do what people are worried he may do' in Ukraine (opens KRDO)

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    By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday he is preparing a “set of initiatives” to make it more difficult for Russian President Vladimir Putin to “do what people are worried he may do” — namely, having Russia invade Ukraine.

  4. France 24

    US vows to prevent any Russian invasion of Ukraine (opens France 24)

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    US President Joe Biden said Friday he would make it "very, very difficult" for Russia to launch any invasion of Ukraine, which warned that a large-scale attack could be planned for next month.

  5. KOB 4

    Biden warns Russia's Vladimir Putin against Ukraine invasion (opens KOB 4)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden on Friday vowed to make it "very, very difficult" for Russian President Vladimir Putin to take military action in

  6. The Guardian

    Joe Biden pledges to make any Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘very, very difficult’ (opens The Guardian)

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    Washington and Kyiv say Moscow has massed troops near border ahead of planned US-Russia video summit

  7. Al Jazeera

    Biden says crafting plan to deter Russian action against Ukraine (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US president says plan aims to make it ‘very, very difficult’ for Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine.

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