Washington Correspondent
The Ukraine file puts Biden to the test.
Faced with one of the most serious international crises that an American president has had to face in a long time, Joe Biden is trying to counter Russia's actions with a limited capacity for deterrence and coercion.
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Diplomatic efforts to defuse the tension have so far had no effect, nor have threats of further economic sanctions.
The last meeting on Friday in Geneva between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov last Friday in Geneva came to nothing.
Prepare for an escalation of the crisis
While officially pursuing the search for a negotiated solution, the United States, which is monitoring Russian military preparations through its satellites, is preparing for an escalation of the crisis, and acting as if an invasion was the most likely scenario.
The State Department on Sunday ordered the evacuation of the families of American diplomats in Ukraine.
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