that they will work together to try to find a diplomatic solution. meanwhile, french president manuel macklin traveled to moscow for talks with russian president vladimir putin. macklin said the next few days would be decisive in efforts to avoid conflict. putin said he was willing to compromise an urgent diplomatic push weld ladies met in the russian good. and us capitals in an effort to diffuse tension over ukraine. in his 1st visit to washington, his german chancellor. oh, laughed shalt sat down with you as president joe biden to pursue what they called a diplomatic resolution to the crisis. i have been very, very straightforward and blunt with president putin both on the phone and in person . we will impose the most severe sanctions of ever been imposed economic sanctions . i think he has to realize that it would be a gigantic mistake for him to move on ukraine. the impact on europe and russia, the world would be devastating. one of the biggest targets for sanctions is the nord stream to pipeline project, to bring gas from russia to germany. biden said in clear terms, he would shut it dow

he's just been appointed to the head of gas prom after representing rosena french president manuel macklin asked you to travel to ukraine on tuesday for talks. he praised ukraine's president for laudermill zalinski a day earlier in moscow for showing great self control that was following a 5 hour meeting with russia's leader vladimir putin, which both sides said was constructive. don't as he was dorsal jabari reports from moscow meeting as if old friends, after 2 and a half years apart, reunited in moscow. russian president vladimir putin clearly happy to see his french counterpart, emanuel micron finally face to face. the 2 leaders spoke briefly in the kremlin before meeting behind closed doors were emerging after several hours. but that you feel briefly would youlowa our talks with macro, according to tradition, were businesslike, useful, and substantive. we have good understanding that macro visited russia to speak about global and european security questions for which supporting our countries as permanent members of the united nations security council, especially responsible for the fr