The US says it will stand with Ukraine as it faces a full-scale military assault from Russia.
The Whitehouse released a statement stating that US President Joe Biden had been in contact with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and that the US administration strongly condemns Putin's actions.
President Zelensky also asked Biden to call on the leaders of the world to speak out against the Russian attacks on Ukraine.
The US president will now be considering what action it should take against Russia as our US correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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