ready to respond with unity, clarity and conviction. i'm hoping diplomacy are still available. thank you are very much. are still available. thank you are very much-— are still available. thank you are ve much. �* ., , , very much. and there goes president biden. we thought _ very much. and there goes president biden. we thought he _ very much. and there goes president biden. we thought he might - very much. and there goes president biden. we thought he might take - very much. and there goes president i biden. we thought he might take some questions but you can hear the disappointed journalists shouting are not receiving a reply. just to run through some of the things he said. all the things that the west are taking in response to russia are defensive moves. russia disputes that. he said he has no intention of fighting russia. he said russia will bejudged by its fighting russia. he said russia will be judged by its actions, fighting russia. he said russia will bejudged by its actions, not fighting russia. he said russia will be judged by its actions, not words, and he talks about the west response having unity, clarity and conviction. you're saying he hopes diplomacy still has a role in this crisis but we have had warnings from the americans and from nato that they believe that russia is in a position to invade ukraine at any point, should it choose. bear in mind, vladimir putin has been given