Dual diplomacy and pressure; The United States continues to threaten Russia

The US Secretary of State made this statement in an interview with ABC, where he met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva on Friday.

“We have made it clear to Russia that any incursion of Russian troops into Ukrainian territory will be met with a ‘rapid, intense and united response,'” Blinken said.

The Biden government official added that there are two ways forward. One is diplomacy and dialogue, and the other is Russian aggression, which will have serious consequences.

Asked if he was closer to war, Blinken said: “You really have to ask Russian President Vladimir Putin this question.

The Secretary of State added that Washington would express in writing some of its and its allies’ deepest concerns about Russia’s actions.

Biden said there was still room for a diplomatic solution to the crisis, adding that Russia would continue to escalate tensions, not reduce them, near the Ukrainian border.

Speaking to reporters after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday, Blinken once again threatened Moscow with a swift response if it invaded Ukraine.

The Secretary of State went on to make it clear that if any Russian troops crossed the Ukrainian border, it would be a re-invasion that would provoke a swift, strong and united response from the United States and its allies and allies.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the Western and Ukrainian media, as well as officials, were increasingly speculating about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.

A spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said: “Unfortunately, the recent news from the media and official organizations shows that our concern about this is true. For several days now, Britain has been sending weapons to Ukraine by military transport planes.

The Donbas region is located in the east of Ukraine with a Russian population, and since 2014, the Russians of this region have established the two self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, and have formed local governments independent of the Ukrainian government.

Russia has repeatedly called on the Ukrainian government to negotiate with representatives of the two regions to reach an agreement and resolve disputes, but Kiev denies accusing Moscow of supporting and encouraging separatists and negotiating with representatives of these regions.