WASHINGTON, D. C.: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday (Saturday in Manila) the buildup of Russian forces along Ukraine's border has reached the point where President Vladimir Putin now has a complete range of military options, including actions short of a full-scale invasion.

'While we don't believe that President Putin has made a final decision to use these forces against Ukraine, he clearly now has the capability,' Austin told a Pentagon news conference.In Moscow, the Kremlin said Putin told French President Emmanuel Macron that the West has failed to take Russian security concerns into account, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a radio interviewer that Russia doesn't want war but sees no room for compromise on its demands.