russian troops mass a massed along the border with ukraine. president biden said earlier this month russia would face severe consequences if it invaded ukraine. i made it absolutely clear to president putin, it s the last thing i ll say, that if he moves on ukraine, the economic consequences for his economy are going to be devastating. joining us is mim memoli with the president in delaware, foreign correspondent richard engel and joel ruben, deputy assistant secretary of state during the obama administration. mike, what message does president biden intend to send vladimir putin when they talk later this afternoon and do we know why he wanted the conversation in the first place? well, chris, when white house officials were briefing reporters yesterday about this planned phone call scheduled for 3:30 eastern time this afternoon, they were blunt about