as it seeks to minimise what it perceives as threats to its borders. at the same time, president biden has been hosting the new german chancellor, olaf scholz inside the white house. our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg has the latest. from one president to another, warm words. how are you? fine, just fine. how are you? but there d be no cosy chat. socially distanced summits is how the kremlin likes it. emmanuel, i m so pleased to see you, said vladimir putin. from one president to another, warm words. behind the smiles, though, serious concerns. what worries the west is moscow s muscle flexing near ukraine like these war games involving russia and belarus, and the russian troops massed near ukraine s border. what worries moscow is nato. it s demanding an end to nato
the risk of conflict . the talks would help reduce moscow has been clear that it won t allow any more expansion of nato as it seeks to minimise what it perceives as threats to its borders. at the same time, president biden has been hosting the new german chancellor, olaf scholz inside the white house. our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg has the latest. from one president to another, warm words. how are you? fine, just fine. how are you? but there d be no cosy chat. socially distanced summits is how the kremlin likes it. emmanuel, i m so pleased to see you, said vladimir putin. behind the smiles, though, serious concerns. what worries the west is moscow s muscle flexing near ukraine like these war games involving russia and belarus, and the russian troops massed near ukraine s border.
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separatist regions of the country and send troops into the areas. there s been strong international condemnation of the move the united nations secretary general described it as a blatant violation of international law the un security council is to meet in the next few hours to discuss the situation. the white house said president biden would impose sanctions on people operating in the breakaway areas of ukraine luhansk and donetsk captured by pro russian groups in 2014. our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg has the latest. it was an astonishing piece of political theatre, played out on russian tv. the protagonist, the president. vladimir putin alone, aloof, like a modern day tsar. the supporting cast, members of russia s powerful security council. i will let you all speak,