US president Joe Biden warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that invading Ukraine would cause “widespread human suffering”, as Britons urged to flee the region began arriving back in the UK.
The White House account of the crisis call today (Saturday) said Mr Biden warned an attack would “diminish Russia’s standing” as the West pinned hopes on diplomacy to avert war.
They were said to have spoken for around an hour after French president Emmanuel Macron also shared a call with Mr Putin, with fears of an imminent attack heightening.
