BBCNEWS BBC News February 12, 2022 18:22:00
And the diplomatic efforts to avoid armed conflict in ukraine. in the last hour, president biden has spoken with his russian counterpart, vladimir putin, in an effort to diffuse tensions over ukraine. he told the russian leader that any invasion into ukraine would produce widespread suffering and diminish russia's standing globally and that there would be a "decisive and swift" response. russia has denied any attack is imminent and accused the us of waging a propaganda campaign. earlier, my colleague lewis vaughanjones spoke to sergei markov — former member of the dumas and aide to president...