Little explanation is needed to say why this story is so important. This meeting could broker a peace agreement or could remove hope of a resolution anytime soon. Potentially on the brink of armed conflict, intercessors must remain at the ready to pray God’s will into this tense and complex situation.

From CNBC News: President Joe Biden has accepted “in principle” a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in what could represent a last-ditch effort at diplomacy over tensions surrounding Ukraine and a possible avenue to avert a looming invasion directed by Moscow.

Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said Sunday evening that the summit between the two world leaders would happen following a meeting between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. That meeting is scheduled for later this week.

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Psaki noted that the agreement is conditioned on Moscow holding off on an invasion…

News of a possible one-on-one between Biden and Putin comes as the White House warns that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could come at any time. Moscow has for weeks built up its military force on its ex-Soviet neighbor’s northern and eastern borders, with recent totals putting Russia’s force at about 190,000.

The threat of an assault by Russia has kept global markets on edge for much of the last several weeks, with oil prices climbing and equities volatile…

The potential for imminent conflict forced Biden earlier on Sunday to scrap plans to return to his home in Delaware following a two-hour meeting with his national security team.

The rare Sunday National Security Council meeting began around noon and lasted a little over two hours, according to reporters who watched the attendees arrive and then depart the White House compound. The abrupt cancellation to the president’s holiday-weekend plans carries heightened meaning in recent days given the administration’s belief in a looming Russian offensive…

Despite U.S. concerns that Russia could strike any day, the White House has also stressed that there’s still room for diplomacy. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg appeared to leave room for a peaceful solution when he spoke with CNBC’s Hadley Gamble at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

“They have all the capabilities in place, Russia, to launch an attack on Ukraine without any warning at all. No one is denying that Russia has all these forces in place,” Stoltenberg said. “The question is, will they launch an attack?”

Those comments came as Russia’s military launched ballistic and cruise missiles on Saturday, an exercise the Kremlin called a “planned exercise of the strategic deterrence forces.”

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(Excerpt from CNBC News. Photo Credit: Getty Images)