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President Joe Biden on Friday said he was putting together plans aimed at making it difficult for Russian President Vladimir Putin to move on Ukraine.
Kyiv has been sounding the alarm with as many as 100,000 Russian troops moving close to its border.
A call between the two presidents is expected in days but Biden, answering questions after a White House speech about the economy, told reporters he had not yet spoken to Putin.
He said he had been in constant contact with allies in Europe and with Ukrainian leaders.
'My secretary of state and national security adviser been engaged extensively,' he said.
'And what I am doing is putting together what I believe to be will be the most comprehensive and meaningful set of initiatives to make it very, very difficult for Mr. Putin to to go ahead and do what people are worried he may do.
'But that's in play right now.'
Biden on Friday said he was putting together plans to make it difficult for Russian President Putin to move on Ukraine, amid fresh warnings from Kyiv
