
(COMBO) This combination of files pictures created on June 7, 2021 shows then Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden (L) speaking in Darby, Pennsylvania, on June 17, 2020, and Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking during a meeting with Russian athletes and team members at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on January 31, 2018. – A call on February 12, 2022, between President Biden and his Kremlin counterpart Putin on the Russian troops massing next to Ukraine ended after one hour and two minutes, the White House said. “President Biden’s secure call with Russian President Putin was completed at 12:06” pm (1706 GMT), an official said. The call started at 1604 GMT. (Photo by Jim WATSON and Grigory DUKOR / various sources / AFP)