Biden and Putin spoke for an hour

Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin | Civilian participants in a Kyiv Territorial Defence unit train on a Saturday in a forest on January 22, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Across Ukraine thousands of civilians are participating in such groups to receive basic combat training and in time of war would be under direct command of the Ukrainian military. While Ukrainian officials have acknowledged the country has little chance to fend off a full Russian invasion, Russian occupation troops would likely face a deep-rooted, decentralised and prolonged insurgency. Russia has amassed tens of thousands of troops on its border to Ukraine. Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images

Hours after the US moved some of its forces out of the Ukraine, President Biden met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for a lengthy discussion where Biden warned of "swift and severe consequences" in response to the continued threat of a push against Ukraine.

In a statement from the White House following the meeting representatives relay "President Biden was clear that, if Russia undertakes a further invasion of Ukraine, the United States together with our Allies and partners will respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs on Russia. President Biden reiterated that a further Russian invasion of Ukraine would produce widespread human suffering and diminish Russia's standing."