President Joe Biden will again address the nation Friday on the situation in Ukraine, the second time this week he has delivered public remarks on the growing conflict with Russia.
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Biden will talk about ongoing efforts to find a diplomatic solution and address Russia’s buildup of military troops on the border of Ukraine, the White House announced.
He’s scheduled to speak from the White House at 4 p.m.
While diplomacy continued in Europe and Washington over tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine, Moscow announced its military would conduct massive drills of its strategic nuclear forces this weekend. And a new report says Russia’s military buildup could involve as many as 190,000 troops.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are in Munich for a three-day security conference, at which efforts to diffuse the crisis in eastern Europe were concurrent with the program. On Friday, the vice president met with the leader of NATO and is scheduled to talk with Baltic state leadership.
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