Ukraine: US Warns of 'Severe' Action if Putin Invades

'Ukraine: US Warns of ‘Severe’ Action if Putin Invades' In an hour-long phone call, Joe Biden warned Vladimir Putin that there would be “swift and severe costs” if Russia invades Ukraine. But Moscow continues to deny any plans to send troops into the country, despite having amassed more than 100,000 near the border. UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says an invasion of Ukraine is highly likely. He told the Sunday Times that “there is a whiff of Munich in the air” - comparing Western diplomatic efforts to ease the Ukraine crisis to the appeasement of Nazi Germany.