Biden to Convene National Security Council Meeting on Ukraine Crisis

U.S. President Joe Biden is going to convene a National Security Council meeting, on Sunday, to discuss escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

“President Biden continues to monitor the evolving situation in Ukraine, and is being updated regularly about events on the ground by his national security team,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement on Saturday.

In addition, Psaki reaffirmed that Russia could launch an attack against Ukraine at any time, noting that Biden had received an update on Vice President Kamala Harris’s meetings at the Munich Security Conference.

During the Munich Security Conference, U.S. officials reiterated that Russia would pay steep consequences if it invaded Ukraine.

“Let me be clear, I can say with absolute certainty if Russia further invades Ukraine the United States, together with our allies and partners, will impose significant, and unprecedented economic costs,” Harris promised in her remarks.

In the same vein, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asserted that there's a price to pay if Russian President Vladimir Putin decides to invade Ukraine.

"It won't be a long time for the Russian people, sadly, to feel the impact of the [sanctions because of] insecure decisions being made by their president," she said.