Biden warns Putin of ‘severe costs’ of Ukraine invasion

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US president Joe Biden at Camp David, Md., Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. Picture: The White House via AP

US president Joe Biden has again called on President Vladimir Putin of Russia to pull back more than 100,000 troops massed near Ukraine’s borders.

And warned that the US and its allies would “respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs” if Russia invades, according to the White House.