Washington, Feb 10 : US President Joe Biden will speak by phone with the leaders of the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Canada, the EU and NATO on Friday to discuss Russia’s alleged military buildup near Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people in the know. Russia and Belarus started on Thursday the “Allied Resolve-2022” joint drills on Belarusian military ranges. The drills are aimed at training actions on preventing and combating external aggression, counteracting terrorism and protecting the interests of the Union State, the ministry said.
