Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg over the phone discussed the Russian-US summit and possible actions of the alliance due to the situation around Ukraine This was announced on December 8 by the head of the State Department’s press service, Ned Price.
“They discussed the December 7 conversation between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin and NATO’s options for responding to further Russian aggression against Ukraine,” the State Department’s press service said.
In addition, during the conversation, Blinken noted Stoltenberg’s efforts to “increase vigilance and strengthen the unity of the alliance.”
The online summit of Putin and Biden via a secure video link was held on the evening of December 7.
At the same time, the Kremlin said that the Russia-US summit was frank and businesslike. During the conversation, the heads of state were able to discuss the situation in Ukraine, NATO’s eastward expansion, the implementation of the results of the Russian-American summit held in Geneva in June, the international agenda, and also agreed to continue the dialogue between the countries.
During the talks, Biden told Putin about the concerns of Washington and European allies about the alleged increase in the Russian military presence near the borders of Ukraine.
In turn, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov said that Putin, in a conversation with the President of the United States, noted that there are certain “red lines” that, in particular, exclude any NATO advance to the east and the deployment of weapons systems threatening the Russian Federation, especially offensive ones, on the territory of Ukraine. weapons.
Russia has repeatedly denied accusations of aggressive actions by the West and Ukraine, stating that it does not threaten anyone and does not intend to attack anyone, and statements of Russian aggression are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders.
At the same time, Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged intensification of aggressive actions by Russia near the borders of Ukraine.
Source: IZ
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