Putin and Biden to talk on Saturday - Kremlin

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak by phone on Saturday, RIA news agency reported late on Friday, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
The announcement of the talks between the Russian and U.S. presidents came after Washington said that Russia had massed enough troops near Ukraine to launch a major invasion, which would likely to start with an air assault.
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said U.S. intelligence believed a rapid assault on Kyiv was a possibility, and that Russian President Vladimir Putin could order an invasion before the end of the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Feb. 20.

It however remained unclear whether Putin had definitively given that order, Sullivan told a media briefing, adding that he expected U.S. President Joe Biden to press for a phone call soon with his Russian counterpart.

Four U.S. officials said on Friday that Washington will send 3,000 extra troops to Poland in coming days to try and help reassure NATO allies. They are in addition to 8,500 already on alert for deployment to Europe if needed.

Earlier, commercial satellite images from a U.S. firm showed new Russian military deployments at several sites near the border.

Moscow, meanwhile, said answers sent this week by the EU and NATO to its security demands showed "disrespect".

Japan, Latvia, Norway and the Netherlands also told their citizens to leave Ukraine immediately, while Israel said it was evacuating relatives of embassy staff.
Peskov said the United States initiated the call, according to RIA.
Putin will speak with French President Emmanuel Macron on the same day, TASS quoted Peskov as saying on Friday.

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