Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday said that he warned Russia's foreign minister of a "resolute, massive, and united Transatlantic response" should the country decide to invade Ukraine.
President Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin on a phone call Saturday that Russia would face “swift and severe costs” if it chose to invade Ukraine, the White House said.
President Joe Biden will travel to Cleveland and Lorain, Ohio, on Thursday Feb. 17 to promote the bipartisan infrastructure law in the state, the White House announced Saturday.
The U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory early Saturday morning, announcing that the American embassy in Kyiv had been evacuated amid the threat of Russian invasion.