美國總統拜登和俄羅斯總統普京將於週四發表講話，普京要求加強東歐的安全保障，同時俄羅斯派出軍隊在烏克蘭的邊界附近集結。
會談召開之際，俄羅斯在邊境的軍隊人數估計增至 100,000 人，這加劇了人們對莫斯科準備進一步入侵烏克蘭的擔憂。因為俄羅斯早在2014年時，就曾派軍隊進入烏克蘭並從其手中奪取了克里米亞黑海半島。俄羅斯吞併克里米亞是對美國在國際話語權上一次重大打擊，所以拜登政府一定希望這次能夠阻止俄羅斯再次犯烏克蘭境內。
國務卿安東尼·布林肯“重申美國會堅定不移的支持烏克蘭獨立、主權和領土完整，以應對俄羅斯在烏克蘭邊境的軍事集結。”
普京本週早些時候表示，如果西方未能滿足他對阻止北約向烏克蘭方向擴張的安全保證，他將考慮採取一系列措施。本月早些時候，莫斯科提交了安全文件草案，要求北約拒絕烏克蘭和其他前蘇聯國家的成員資格，並要求北約減少其在中歐和東歐的軍事部署。
美國及其盟國拒絕給予普京想要阻止烏克蘭和其他前蘇聯國家的加入北約的意願，理由是北約原則上不會拒絕任何符合條件的國家加入北約。美國和俄羅斯將於 1 月 10 日展開高層會談。
預計兩位領導人還將在周四的電話會議上討論說服伊朗重返 2015 年核協議的努力，該協議實際上已被特朗普政府取消。儘管在烏克蘭和其他問題上存在分歧，但白宮官員表示，伊朗核問題是他們認為美國和俄羅斯可以合作的一個問題。
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