Russia will extend military drills in Belarus that were due to end on Sunday worrying the U.S. about a Russian invasion of Ukraine
The office of French President Emmanuel Macron said in a statement on Monday he had pitched both leaders on a summit over "security and strategic stability in Europe." The White House said in a statement that Biden had accepted the meeting "in principle" but only "if an invasion hasn't happened."
The news comes after a week of heightened tensions spurred by Russia's military buildup all around the Ukrainian border. Russian forces have been amassing around its neighbor since late last year, something Western countries say is a prelude to an invasion. U.S.-based satellite imagery company Maxar reported multiple new deployments of Russian military units in forests, farms, and industrial areas as little as 15 km from the border with Ukraine - something Maxar said represented a change from what had been seen in recent weeks.A helicopter flies over troops during the joint military drills of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus at a firing range in the Brest Region, Belarus February 19, 2022.
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