The US-Russian foreign ministers’ meeting will take place in Geneva, Switzerland at around 6:00 Taiwan time tonight, hoping to ease the border crisis between Russia and Ukraine through diplomatic means. China and the United States agreed to provide a written document next week in response to Russia’s concerns regarding NATO’s eastward expansion, allowing the crisis to be suspended for a few days.
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov shook hands and greeted each other. The two met in Geneva, Switzerland on the 21st. They wanted to use diplomatic means to resolve the tension between Russia and Ukraine peacefully. “.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, “You mentioned in a statement during your trip to Europe that you do not expect a breakthrough (today’s dialogue), and we also do not expect a breakthrough, but we expect the United States to respond to our request.”
“All of us are committed to resolving differences through diplomacy and dialogue, but if these are not feasible and Russia decides to invade Ukraine, we will respond in unison, swiftly and harshly,” said Secretary of State Blinken.
The United States and other Western countries want Russia to withdraw its 100,000 troops from the Russian-Ukrainian border, for fear of an imminent conflict. However, Russia denies that it plans to attack Ukraine and insists on two major demands, namely to stop NATO’s eastward expansion and permanently ban Ukraine from joining NATO. If the United States does not respond to these two demands, it has threatened to take some kind of military action.
Afraid of undermining regional stability in Eastern Europe, the foreign ministers of the two countries met for the second time in two weeks. After the meeting, Lavrov pointed out that the United States agreed to provide a written document next week in response to Russia’s request, so that the crisis might be eased for a few days.
But just as the U.S. and Russia were talking, Russia’s S-400 air defense missile system arrived in Belarus, saying that it was in preparation for the February exercise. The various actions of the Russian side made the outside world more and more worried regarding the situation, and it evolved into a situation similar to that of Russia in 2014. Ukrainian conflict.
“[The U.S.-Russian talks]mean that we (Ukraine) are not alone, we have allies to support us. With the threat of war in Russia, we can rely on our troops and allies,” the Ukrainian front-line soldier said.
Of course, the soldiers on the Ukrainian front line do not want to fight. They hope that the United States and Russia can continue to talk regarding security needs, so as to cool down the tension.
(FTV News/Lianxin Comprehensive Report)
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