Thousands of people have been detained and public buildings torched during mass anti-government protests in the past week.
American official says won't discuss limits on deployments as Russian diplomat predicts fragile prospects for negotiations.
Moscow strikes tough line on chances for talks with US
Putin held several phone calls on Thursday and Friday with leaders of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, discussing the situation in Kazakhstan, the Kremlin has said.
US President Joe Biden on Sunday (local time) told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States and its allies will "respond decisively" if Russia invades Ukraine
The United Nations welcomes the dialogue between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US leader Joe Biden on security and strategic issues, UN associate spokesperson Florencia Soto Nino told Sputnik.
President Joe Biden warned Russia's Vladimir Putin on Thursday that the U.S. could impose new sanctions against Russia if it takes further military action against Ukraine
A Kremlin aide has said that President Vladimir Putin has warned his American counterpart, Joe Biden, of severing relations if West decides to impose sanctions on Moscow over the situation in Ukraine.
US President Joe Biden told his Russian counterpart repeatedly during his phone call that nuclear war must not be started and it cannot be won, said Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov.
Urging Putin to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine, Biden during phone call with the former made clear that Washington, its allies and partners will respond decisively if Russia further invades Ukraine
US President Joe Biden spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on phone amid heightened tensions over Ukraine.
Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin are set to discuss the Russian troop buildup near Ukraine during their second call in recent weeks amid little progress toward ending the smoldering crisis.
The two leaders will discuss a range of topics, including upcoming diplomatic engagements
US President Joe Biden acknowledged the possibility of holding a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on January 10, the White House said
Speaking during a marathon annual news conference, the Russian leader welcomed talks with the U.S. that are set to start in Geneva next month as a positive move
Germany receives Russian gas through several routes, including Yamal and the undersea Nord Stream 1 pipeline
The Russian leader welcomed talks with the US that are set to start in Geneva next month, but warned the discussion focused on Moscow's demand needs to produce quick results
Some 70 million have been injected with the first dose of the two-shot vaccine and another 70 million have been fully immunized, the president estimated, citing the health ministry's figures
The Russian president has for weeks accused the United States and the Washington-led Nato military alliance of stoking tensions near Moscow's borders
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed European security issues and the Ukrainian situation during a phone conversation on Tuesday.