Russia and the U.S. Face Off Over Ukraine

<p>The diplomatic talks in Geneva this week are of a kind not seen in a long time: an effort to defuse the possibility of a major war in Europe.</p><p>President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has amassed military equipment and personnel on the border with Ukraine.</p><p>President Biden has warned that there will be consequences if Mr. Putin decides to invade, but what can Washington do to impel the Kremlin to back down?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/david-e-sanger?smid=pc-thedaily">David E. Sanger</a>, a White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Russia and the United States expressed some optimism after negotiations in Geneva, but they<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/world/europe/russia-us-ukraine-talks.html"> did not break an impasse over</a> Moscow’s demand that Ukraine never become a member of NATO.</li><li>Can the West stop Russia from invading Ukraine? Here’s<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/world/russia-ukraine-nato-europe.html"> a guide to what’s at stake</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit </p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a></p><p>Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>