The two leaders spoke about financial and other support hours after Vladimir Putin warned economic sanctions were ‘akin to an act of war’
US president Joe Biden has discussed speeding up US military, humanitarian and economic support for Ukraine in a call with the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as reports warned that the number of refugees fleeing the conflict could soon reach 1.5 million.
Biden and Zelenskiy spoke for more than 30 minutes, according to the White House, hours after Russian president Vladimir Putin warned that measures designed to cripple his country’s economy were “akin to an act of war”.
