During a phone talk with Putin, Biden expressed concern about Russia's military build-up near Ukraine's border.
U.S. President Joe Biden intends to discuss the situation in Ukraine during a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan shared this information with the MSNBC TV channel.
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Sullivan also noted the U.S. president wanted to hold a meeting with Putin to discuss various issues of relations between the countries, including Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
"That's what we intend to do going forward but we intend to do that through high-level diplomatic communication, not through issuing public ultimatums," Sullivan said.