US President Joe Biden during a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky MOSCOW, 3 Jan. The Ukrainian authorities on their knees begged US President Joe Biden to call his colleague Volodymyr Zelensky, political analyst Volodymyr Manko said. an expert on the air of the Nash TV channel. According to him, Biden's conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin was substantive, and in it all geopolitical issues related to Europe were resolved, while the communication between the leaders of the United States and Ukraine was symbolic. Jen Psaki said at home that US President Joe Biden had a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss internal reforms and deoligarchization in Ukraine, as well as the situation in Donbass and the Minsk agreements. 
Zelensky saw a hint of an imminent war in the New Year address in Russia and the USA. According to the Kremlin, Biden has threatened «large-scale sanctions» over the situation with Ukraine. Vladimir Putin responded by saying that it would be a big mistake: in this case, a complete break in relations could follow.
