the two leaders held a telephone discussion for the second time in less than a month amid concerns at the number of russian troops massing at the ukrainian border. a kremlin spokesperson said president putin had made it clear that any new large scale sanctions against russia would be a colossal mista ke . it is the time for new year resolutions but often they are quickly abandoned, so what is the way to make lasting changes in our lives, if that is what we want, and should we be putting such pressure on ourselves anyway? with us to talk more about this is psychologist and author susie pearl. first of all, is it a good idea to make a new year resolution, it feels like we are conditioned to do it? we are like we are conditioned to do it? - are conditioned to do it. i think it is a very good thing to do because otherwise unless we know where we want to go, it is very difficult to get where you re planning. so, to actually think and consider what you want for the year ahead is a fantastic
hello and welcome. us presidentjoe biden has again told russia s president vladamir putin that the us and its allies will respond decisively if russia further invades ukraine. this during the second call between the two leaders in less than a month amid concerns over russian troops massing at the ukrainian border. a kremlin spokesperson said that putin had made it clear that any new large scale sanctions would be a colossal mista ke . the us released this picture of president biden on the call from his home in delaware with the white house saying he laid out two paths one of diplomacy and one of deterrence. both sides said the call had been constructive further talks are set for the new year. for more on this i m joined now by our washington correspondent gary o donoghue.
this during the second call between the two leaders in less than a month, amid concerns over russian troops massing at the ukrainian border. a kremlin spokesperson said that putin had made it clear that any new large scale sanctions would be a colossal mista ke . louisa pilbeam reports. it was the us president who made the telephone call to vladimir putin at the russian s request. a call between two of the world s most powerful men that lasted 50 minutes. the white house released a statement following the call. a senior white house official described the tone of the conversation as serious and substantive, but said the russian president had given no indication of what he will do regarding ukraine. they also said both leaders have expressed their support for diplomacy.