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US, Russia promise to work to ease Ukraine tensions

Geneva (AFP) - Washington and Moscow's top diplomats on Friday agreed to keep working to ease tensions over Ukraine, with the United States promising a written response to Russian security requirements next week and not ruling out a presidential meeting.

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Blinken Talks with Lavrov About Iran

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he discussed Iran on Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, warning there was only a brief window to bring talks to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to a successful conclusion. Blinken told reporters the deal was an example of how Moscow…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken vows more talks; Lavrov dismisses Ukraine ‘hysteria’

The top U.S. and Russian diplomats emerged from a 90-minute meeting in Geneva to discuss the standoff over Ukraine with little clear progress made but an agreement to keep talking.

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US, Russia promise to work to ease Ukraine tensions in high-stakes talks

Geneva (AFP) - Washington and Moscow's top diplomats agreed Friday to keep working to ease tensions over Ukraine, with the United States promising a written response to Russian security demands and not ruling out a presidential meeting.

AFP

US, Russia agree to come back 'next week' on Ukraine crisis

Geneva (AFP) - Washington and Moscow's top diplomats agreed at high-stakes talks on Friday to keep working to ease tensions over Ukraine, with the United States promising a written response to Russian security demands next week.

AFP

Blinken calls for Russia to release two U.S. citizens at Geneva talks

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday raised the cases of Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed, two U.S. citizens detained in Russia and repeated Washington's call for their release during talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Geneva.

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Little hope of breakthrough as US, Russia hold high-stakes Ukraine talks

Geneva (AFP) - Washington and Moscow's top diplomats met Friday in Geneva for high-stakes talks on Ukraine, but with little hope of a breakthrough that would ease fears of a Russian invasion.

AFP

U.S. and Russia agree to keep talking after meeting on Ukraine

The top U.S. and Russian diplomats made no major breakthrough at talks on Ukraine on Friday but agreed to keep talking to try to resolve a crisis that has stoked fears of a military conflict.

Reuters

US, Russia hold last-ditch talks on Ukraine war fears

Geneva (AFP) - Washington and Moscow's top diplomats meet Friday in Geneva in a last-ditch bid for a solution over Ukraine, with the United States increasingly fearing that Russia will invade despite warnings of severe reprisals.

AFP

Is the Ukrainian military really a David against the Russian Goliath?

As tensions rise ahead of Friday’s crunch talks between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov over the Ukraine crisis, memories of the Russian army swiftly overpowering the Ukrainian military during the 2014 Crimean annexation have resurfaced. But Ukraine has significantly improved its defence capabilities…

France 24

Annalena Baerbock: the German minister staring down Russia over Ukraine

New foreign minister won critics’ respect after meeting with Sergei Lavrov, but has work cut out in push for diplomacy

The Guardian - UK

Russia lashes out at Biden's 'destabilising' Ukraine remarks

Berlin (AFP) - Russia on Thursday condemned US President Joe Biden's vow of a "severe" response to any invasion of Ukraine as "destabilising", as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken opened talks with key European allies for a common strategy against Moscow.

AFP

Blinken Seeks United Front with European Allies over Russia

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads Thursday to Berlin for meetings with key European allies, as part of a whirlwind diplomatic tour to stop Russia from marching on Ukraine. Blinken will seek a united front with counterparts from France and Germany as well as Britain's junior foreign minister before…

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US, Russia Dig in Heels over Ukraine as Tensions Mount

The United States and Russia dug in their heels Wednesday over Russia's military buildup on Ukraine's border with no sign either will relent from entrenched positions that have raised fears of a Russian invasion and a new war in Europe. Ahead of critical talks Friday between US Secretary of State…

AFP

US warns Russia poised to attack Ukraine 'at any point'

Washington (AFP) - The United States raised the alarm Tuesday on a potentially imminent Russian attack against Ukraine, ahead of a whirlwind diplomatic mission by Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

The Guardian - US

US and Russia to hold talks on Ukraine in potential sign ‘diplomacy is not dead’

US secretary of state Tony Blinken to meet with foreign minister Sergei Lavrov amid fears of Russian attack on Ukraine

Reuters

Germany could halt pipeline if Russia attacks Ukraine, Scholz signals

Germany may consider halting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline if Russia attacks Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz signalled on Tuesday, as pressure grew on his government to take a more hawkish stance on the Kremlin.

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Russia says no new talks on Ukraine until West responds to demands

Washington (AFP) - Moscow on Tuesday rejected fresh talks on Ukraine unless the West responds to its demands, as the US and NATO pushed for more negotiations to avert a possible Russian invasion of its pro-Western neighbour.

France 24

Blinken, Lavrov to meet in Geneva on Friday to discuss Ukraine standoff

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday in Geneva in hopes of securing a "diplomatic off-ramp" to the Ukraine crisis, a US official said Tuesday, hours after Moscow rejected fresh talks on Ukraine unless the West responded to its demands.

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