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U.S. Offers Support After Banks Face Cyber Hit: Ukraine Update

The Ukrainian Border Guard patrol along the Ukrainian border fence at a border crossing between Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, in Senkivka, Ukraine, on Feb. 14. — The Ukrainian Border Guard patrol along the Ukrainian border fence at a border crossing between Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, in Senkivka, Ukraine, on Feb. 14.
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Bloomberg News

February 15, 2022, 7:23 AM UTCUpdated onFebruary 15, 2022, 10:13 PM UTC

President Joe Biden said that a Russian attack on Ukraine is “still very much a possibility” but said diplomacy should continue.

Earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow while Western allies reacted cautiously to a Russian statement that it was beginning to pull back troops from the Ukrainian border. Putin told reporters that the talks with Scholz were businesslike and that U.S. and NATO offers on limits to missile deployments and confidence-building measures could be the basis for further discussions.