Tensions Between US, Russia Rise Over Ukraine And Kremlin Military Involvement In Kazakhstan
'Once Russians are in your house, sometimes it is very difficult to get them to leave' - Blinken on Kazakhstan pic.twitter.com/ScBZfzw2DV
— RT (@RT_com) January 7, 2022
* Next week NATO foreign ministers, senior U.S. and Russian officials and the NATO-Russia Council will participate in a flurry of meetings in Europe
* While the U.S. remains unclear on whether Russia is serious about negotiations, U.S. officials are prepared to offer a mutual drawdown in that region of the world
* Blinken, who will attend next week's talks, seemed pessimistic that Russia would oblige, as he stepped rhetoric against the former Soviet Union
* Blinken accused Russia of 'gaslighting' the world with accusations that Ukraine is provoking the fight
* Sec. of State Antony Blinken stepped up his rhetoric with Russia, accusing Vladimir Putin of 'gaslighting' the world as the State Department denied reports
President Biden was willing to draw down the U.S. troop presence in Eastern Europe in exchange for Moscow pulling its soldiers back from the Ukraine border.
Next week NATO foreign ministers, senior U.S. and Russian officials and the NATO-Russia Council will participate in a flurry of meetings in Europe, following a phone conversation between Biden and Putin last week.
While the U.S. remains unclear on whether Russia is serious about negotiations, U.S. officials are prepared to offer a mutual drawdown in that region of the world, according to a NBC News report.
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WNU Editor: The Kremlin has responded .... Russia reacts furiously to Blinken jibe over troops in Kazakhstan (Reuters). More here .... Moscow hits back at Blinken’s 'Russians in your house' comments (RT).
Tensions Between US, Russia Rise Over Ukraine And Kremlin Military Involvement In Kazakhstan
Tensions between US, Russia rise over military involvement in Kazakhstan -- The Hill
Kazakhstan unrest: Blinken questions Russian troop deployment -- BBC
Blinken accuses Russia of 'false narrative' on Ukraine ahead of talks -- Reuters
Blinken warns Russia ahead of talks on Ukraine -- Defense News
US secretary of state says diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis still possible -- The Guardian
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