Biden-Zelensky Conversation did Not go Well

A telephone conversation between US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on Thursday "did not go well", a senior Ukrainian official told CNN. The reason for this is the disagreement over the "risk levels" of a Russian attack.

However, the White House challenged the employee's story, warning that anonymous sources were "spreading lies." Biden's team said he had warned Zelenski that there was a "clear possibility" of an impending invasion, the television station reported.

In what the Ukrainian official described as "long and honest" conversation, Biden warned his Ukrainian counterpart that a Russian attack could be imminent, saying an invasion was almost certain after the ground freezes later in February.

However, Zelensky reiterated his position that the threat from Russia remains "dangerous but ambiguous" and there is no certainty that there will be an attack.

National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horn challenged the description of the conversation by a senior Ukrainian official.

"Anonymous sources are leaking lies," she told CNN. "President Biden said there was a high probability that the Russians would invade Ukraine in February. He has said this publicly and we have been warning about it for months. Reports of something more or different are completely untrue."

The honest discussion between the two leaders came as the United States and NATO continued to prepare for a Russian invasion. While stressing the need for diplomacy, the White House warned that an invasion could be inevitable because tens of thousands of Russian troops have gathered on the Ukrainian border.

The conversation between Biden and Zelensky...