The United States has backed down from claims of a definitive Russian invasion of Ukraine

Biden’s national security adviser reiterated Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s previous remarks at a news conference in Washington on Thursday, local time, claiming that the US intelligence community had information indicating that Russia was laying the groundwork for Creating excuses for aggression, including through sabotage activities and intelligence operations.
The White House official also said that Russia has the opportunity to come to the negotiating table. We are ready to make progress at the negotiating table.
The senior White House official also added that we are ready to take the necessary and appropriate measures to defend our allies, support our partners and respond decisively to any possible aggression.
Sullivan said a week of intense US, NATO and allied diplomacy with Russia was useful and frank, adding that no date had been set for the next round of talks with Russia.
“We are in contact with the Russians and we will see what happens in the future,” he said.
Regarding the possible deployment of Russian military equipment in Venezuela and Cuba, he said, “I will not respond to the uproar, but if Russia does, we will deal with it decisively.”
Russia-US strategic security talks on January 10, 2022 (January 20), NATO-Russia Council meeting on January 12 (December 22), and the meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (January 13) are among the measures to reduce It was held by bilateral tensions.

The Russian Foreign Ministry last month released a list of its demands for the United States and NATO ahead of ongoing talks between Washington and Moscow officials. Russia has called on the United States and NATO not to include Ukraine in NATO and to reduce its military presence in Eastern Europe. Moscow has also asked the United States not to build any military bases in countries that are former members of the Soviet Union and are not part of NATO.
The United States has not agreed to any of these demands. However, US officials say the administration of US President Joe Biden is willing to discuss some of the concerns raised by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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.