Russia isn’t optimistic about US reply to demands; talks on Ukraine continue: What we know
military alliance.
The foreign minister also noted that the letter “is a response which gives hope for the start of a serious conversation on secondary questions.”
On Wednesday, the U.S. delivered the response to the Kremlin’s demands that the Biden administration crafted after consulting with European and Ukrainian leaders.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the document, which won’t be released publicly, presented “core principles that we are committed to uphold and defend,” including Ukrainian sovereignty and autonomy from Russian influence.
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Ukrainian officials say they do not see a Russian attack as imminent, given the current build up on the border.
Blinken, Chinese official talk Russia
On Wednesday, Blinken also met with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, where Blinken “underscored the global security and economic risks posed by further Russian aggression against Ukraine,” according to a State Department press release.
Wang in turn called “on all parties to stay calm and refrain from doing things that agitate tensions and hype up the crisis,” according to a statement from China’s foreign ministry.