US-Russia Sitting at One Table at Critical Point of Ukraine Crisis

GENEVA – The stalemate that persisted for weeks over the crisis Ukraine , two high diplomats United States of America (USA) and Russia meet at the point of crisis to melt tensions.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blink and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov tried to defuse tensions when the two met in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday (21/1/2022) morning.

The US has voiced its growing concern that a Russian invasion is imminent. The Kremlin has amassed as many as 100,000 troops on Kiev’s doorstep, but has repeatedly denied planning to attack.

Previous talks ended in a stalemate in which the US and NATO rejected Moscow’s demands about the West’s alliance relations with Ukraine and other ex-Soviet states.

“We didn’t expect to settle our differences here today. But I hope and hope that we can test whether the path of diplomacy or dialogue remains open,” Blinken told Lavrov.

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“This is a critical moment,” he added NBC News.

Meanwhile, Lavrov said he did not expect a breakthrough in these negotiations.

“What we hope for is a concrete answer to our concrete proposal,” he stressed.

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