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President Biden warned President Vladimir Putin in a call that an invasion would result in "swift and severe" costs to Russia.

Saturday, February 12, 2022 1:55 PM EST

The call came amid heightened tensions, and just hours after the State Department ordered all but a "core team" of its diplomats and employees to leave the American Embassy in Kyiv over fears that Moscow would soon mount a major assault.

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