Cybersecurity
Biden Warns Putin Over Hacking But Proposes Summit in a Call
- Conversation was first since Biden called Putin a ‘killer’
- Russian troop buildup raising tensions along Ukraine border
Photographer: Amr Alfiky/The New York Times/Bloomberg
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President Joe Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin in a call that the U.S. would “act firmly in defense of its national interests” and proposed a summit between the two leaders to discuss the “full range” of issues confronting Moscow and Washington.
The conversation between the two leaders -- the first since Biden said in a March interview that he viewed the Russian president as a “killer” -- came as tensions soar over Russia’s buildup of forces near Ukraine’s borders. It also took place ahead of expected U.S. retaliation over the SolarWinds Corp. hack that American officials blame on Russia.