In this image released by the White House, US President Joe Biden speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin from the presidential retreat in Camp David, Maryland, on February 12, 2022. – President Biden warned President Putin in the phone call that the US “will respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs on Russia” should it invade Ukraine. According to a readout from the White House, Biden stressed that “while the United States remains prepared to engage in diplomacy, in full coordination with our Allies and partners, we are equally prepared for other scenarios.” (Photo by WHITE HOUSE / AFP)