Biden, White House seek to define Ukraine 'invasion' amid confusion

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden gestures during a meeting with his Infrastructure Implementation Task Force in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden sought on Thursday to clarify U.S. policy on a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine after his remarks about how America might respond to a "minor incursion" raised questions about U.S. intervention.

"If any, any assembled Russian units move across the Ukrainian border, that is an invasion," Biden told reporters at the White House. It will be met by a "severe and coordinated" economic response that has been discussed in detail with allies and laid out to Russian President Vladimir Putin, he said.