WASHINGTON_NP0 (_PUL AP_NP0 )_PUR –_PUN Face_VVB to_TO0 face_VVI for_PRP over_AV0 two_CRD hours_NN2 ,_PUN President_NP0 Joe_NP0 Biden_NP0 and_CJC Russia_NP0 's_POS Vladimir_NP0 Putin_NP0 squared_VVD off_AVP in_PRP a_AT0 secure_AJ0 video_NN1 call_NN1 Tuesday_NP0 as_PRP the_AT0 U.S._NP0 president_NN1 put_VVD Moscow_NP0 on_PRP notice_NN1 that_CJT an_AT0 invasion_NN1 of_PRF Ukraine_NP0 would_VM0 bring_VVI enormous_AJ0 harm_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 Russian_AJ0 replaced-dns_NN2 tens_CRD of_PRF thousands_CRD of_PRF Russian_AJ0 troops_NN2 massed_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 Ukraine_NP0 border_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 highly_AV0 anticipated_AJ0 call_NN1 between_PRP the_AT0 two_CRD leaders_NN2 came_VVD amid_PRP growing_AJ0 worries_NN2 by_PRP the_AT0 U.S._NP0 and_CJC Western_AJ0 allies_NN2 about_PRP Russia_NP0 's_POS threat_NN1 to_PRP its_DPS neighbor_NN1 ._SENT Putin_NP0 ,_PUN for_PRP his_DPS part_NN1 ,_PUN came_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 meeting_NN1 seeking_VVG guarantees_NN2 from_PRP Biden_NP0 that_CJT the_AT0 NATO_NP0 military_AJ0 alliance_NN1 will_VM0 never_AV0 expand_VVI to_TO0 include_VVI Ukraine_NP0 ,_PUN which_DTQ has_VHZ long_AV0 sought_VVN membership_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Americans_NN2 and_CJC their_DPS NATO_NP0 allies_NN2 said_VVD that_CJT request_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 non-starter_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 appeared_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI no_AT0 immediate_AJ0 breakthroughs_NN2 to_TO0 ease_VVI tensions_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 Ukraine_NP0 question_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS the_AT0 U.S._NP0 emphasized_VVD a_AT0 need_NN1 for_PRP diplomacy_NN1 and_CJC de-escalation_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC issued_VVD stern_AJ0 threats_NN2 to_PRP Russia_NP0 on_PRP the_AT0 consequences_NN2 of_PRF an_AT0 invasion_NN1 ._SENT Biden_NP0 "_PUQ told_VVD President_NP0 Putin_NP0 directly_AV0 that_CJT if_CJS Russia_NP0 further_AV0 invades_VVZ Ukraine_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 United_NP0 States_NP0 and_CJC our_DPS European_AJ0 allies_NN2 would_VM0 respond_VVI with_PRP strong_AJ0 economic_AJ0 measures_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ U.S._NP0 National_AJ0 Security_NN1 Adviser_NN1 Jake_NP0 Sullivan_NP0 said_VVD after_PRP the_AT0 call_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP added_VVD that_CJT Biden_NP0 said_VVD the_AT0 U.S._NP0 would_VM0 also_AV0 "_PUQ provide_VVB additional_AJ0 defensive_AJ0 material_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 Ukrainians_NN2 ..._PUN and_CJC we_PNP would_VM0 fortify_VVI our_DPS NATO_NP0 allies_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 eastern_AJ0 flank_NN1 with_PRP additional_AJ0 capabilities_NN2 in_PRP response_NN1 to_PRP such_DT0 an_AT0 escalation_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ That_DT0 could_VM0 include_VVI additional_AJ0 deployments_NN2 of_PRF U.S._NP0 troops_NN2 to_PRP eastern_AJ0 European_AJ0 NATO_NP0 allies_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 adviser_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT A_AT0 top_AJ0 U.S._NP0 envoy_NN1 ,_PUN Victoria_NP0 Nuland_NP0 ,_PUN said_VVD a_AT0 Russian_AJ0 invasion_NN1 of_PRF Ukraine_NP0 also_AV0 would_VM0 jeopardize_VVI a_AT0 controversial_AJ0 pipeline_NN1 between_PRP Russia_NP0 and_CJC Germany_NP0 ._SENT She_PNP told_VVD the_AT0 Senate_NN1 Foreign_AJ0 Relations_NN2 Committee_NN1 Tuesday_NP0 that_CJT if_CJS Russia_NP0 invaded_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ our_DPS expectation_NN1 is_VBZ that_CJT the_AT0 pipeline_NN1 will_VM0 be_VBI suspended_VVN ._SENT "_PUQ Putin_NP0 's_POS foreign_AJ0 affairs_NN2 adviser_NN1 Yuri_NP0 Ushakov_NP0 dismissed_VVD the_AT0 sanctions_NN2 threat_NN1 during_PRP a_AT0 conference_NN1 call_NN1 with_PRP reporters_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ While_CJS the_AT0 U.S._NP0 president_NN1 talked_VVD about_PRP possible_AJ0 sanctions_NN2 ,_PUN our_DPS president_NN1 emphasized_VVD what_DTQ Russia_NP0 needs_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ Ushakov_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN adding_VVG that_CJT "_PUQ sanctions_NN2 are_VBB n't_XX0 something_PNI new_AJ0 ,_PUN they_PNP have_VHB been_VBN in_PRP place_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 long_AJ0 time_NN1 and_CJC will_VM0 not_XX0 have_VHI any_DT0 effect_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP described_VVD the_AT0 presidents_NN2 '_POS video_NN1 conference_NN1 as_CJS "_PUQ candid_AJ0 and_CJC businesslike_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ adding_VVG that_CJT they_PNP also_AV0 exchanged_VVD occasional_AJ0 jokes_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP a_AT0 brief_AJ0 snippet_NN1 broadcast_VVN by_PRP Russia_NP0 state_NN1 television_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 two_CRD leaders_NN2 offered_VVD friendly_AJ0 greetings_NN2 to_PRP each_DT0 other_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP welcome_VVB you_PNP ,_PUN Mr._NP0 President_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Putin_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN speaking_VVG with_PRP a_AT0 Russian_AJ0 flag_NN1 behind_PRP him_PNP and_CJC a_AT0 video_NN1 monitor_NN1 showing_VVG Biden_NP0 in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF him_PNP ._SENT 
