No breakthrough following Biden-Putin talks over Ukraine tensions

US president Joe Biden speaks to Russian president Vladimir Putin from the Situation Room at the White House (The White House via AP)

US president Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have made little progress after two hours of talks on the escalating crisis after Russia massed of tens of thousands of troops near its border with Ukraine.

Mr Biden delivered a simple message during Tuesday’s video call with Mr Putin: invade Ukraine again and face painful sanctions that will cause resounding harm to your economy.