US President Joe Biden said on Friday he was now convinced that Russian President Vladimir Putin had made the decision to invade Ukraine, but stressed that room for diplomacy remained.
“At the moment, I am convinced that he has made the decision, we have reason to believe this,” Biden said when asked if Putin had made the decision to invade Ukraine.
It was a marked change in the position of the President, who had previously stated that he did not believe the Russian leader had decided, but acknowledged that his knowledge of Putin’s thinking was limited.
He noted that he hoped diplomacy could de-escalate the situation, saying “diplomacy is always an opportunity.”
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