• U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin listens as Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks about the possibility of an attack on Ukraine while answering questions from reporters about Russia and the crisis in Ukraine during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington on Friday. | REUTERS
    U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin listens as Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks about the possibility of an attack on Ukraine while answering questions from reporters about Russia and the crisis in Ukraine during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington on Friday. | REUTERS

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Washington/Moscow – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday sought to maintain pressure on Russian leader Vladimir Putin over Ukraine, announcing a small troop deployment to Eastern Europe even as top Pentagon officials backed a renewed push for diplomacy.

As President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Western leaders to avoid stirring “panic” over the massive Russian troop buildup on his country’s borders, Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on the need for de-escalation.

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