This is stated in the message of the speaker of the US State Department Ned Price, published on the US Foreign Office website.
“Blinken noted the risks to global security and the economy associated with further Russian aggression against Ukraine, and noted that de-escalation and diplomacy is the responsible way forward,” Price said.
Bloomberg reported on January 22 that Chinese leader Xi Jinping during negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 15, 2021 could ask not to invade Ukraine during the XXIV Winter Olympics, which will be held in Beijing from February 4 to 20, 2022.
The Chinese Embassy in Russia on January 23 stated that the Bloomberg publication “is a fake and a provocation”.
The conversation between Blinken and Wang Yi took place in the background Russian build-up of its troops near the border with Ukraine, as well as the threat of a possible Russian invasion.
The White House announced on January 18 that Russia can start an invasion at any moment to Ukraine. In particular, the United States is concerned the movement of Russian troops for exercises in Belarus.
The Pentagon reported on January 24 that Russia is now has no intention of de-escalating. The head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov said on the same day that Russia has not created a single strike force, which would indicate the preparation of its invasion of Ukraine. According to Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine today is impossible.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on January 24, following a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council, announced that representatives of the National Security and Defense Council are working for a complete de-escalation and peaceful settlement of the situation in Donbas, in Ukraine everything is under control and there is no reason to panic.
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