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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Luke Harding in Kyiv, Andrew Roth in Moscow and Julian Borger in Washington

Joe Biden thinks Russia will attack Ukraine – but will face a ‘stiff price’

President Biden at the White House press podium during an extended press conference on Wednesday
President Joe Biden at a White House podium during an extended press conference on Wednesday. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Joe Biden has said he thinks Russia will attack Ukraine, warning that Moscow would face a “stiff price”, but he admitted Nato was divided on how to respond if there is only a “minor incursion”.

The White House was forced to issue a hasty clarification to that last point, saying that any movement of Russian forces over the border would be treated as invasion.

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