In an hour-long
phone call, Joe Biden warned Vladimir Putin that there would be "swift
and severe costs" if Russia invaded Ukraine.
But Moscow continues to deny any plans to send troops into the country,
despite having amassed more than 100,000 near the border.
The Kremlin says worries of an imminent invasion
have reached absurd levels.
But UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace says
an invasion of Ukraine is highly likely.
He told the Sunday Times that "there's a whiff of Munich in the air",
comparing Western diplomatic efforts to ease the Ukraine crisis
to the appeasement of Nazi Germany.
The US, Canada and Australia
have evacuated embassy staff in Kyiv and moved operations
to the city of Lviv near the Polish border.
An invasion could start at any time
if President Putin so decides that includes in the coming days.
More than a dozen countries have urged their citizens to leave Ukraine.
But, in Ukraine,
the atmosphere doesn't match the panic from the West.
Not all foreign citizens being urged to leave are doing so.
You know so many people [here].
Of course, you know my lovely wife...
and it's not just us.
So it's my wife, our dog, our extended family.
You want to stay as long as you can, right?
Just because of those relationships.
The Ukrainian president has said talks of an invasion are unhelpful.
All this information helps only for panic.
It doesn't help us.
And the Ukrainian people are marching on their home,
insisting that life will go on.
Honestly, I'm not afraid.
The war didn't start in a week,
it's already been going on for eight years,
so [it's] nothing new for us.