UN welcomes US-NATO talks with Russia
“We are concerned about the tensions between Ukraine and Russia and welcome high-level telephone calls,” Dujarric told reporters on Monday about local tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
“We do not want to see hostile military action in Ukraine,” he said, adding that he hoped the talks and contacts would continue despite the tensions.
“We have always supported and encouraged dialogue, and we hope that the outcome of the meetings between US and Russian officials, Russia and NATO, and other meetings will lead to a reduction in tensions,” the UN spokesman said.
Russia-US strategic security talks are scheduled for January 10, 2022, the NATO-Russia Council meeting on January 12 (January 22) and the OSCE / ODIHR Permanent Council meeting on January 13 (January 23).
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.
US President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelinsky on Sunday, January 2, and said in a telephone interview that the two leaders will make their first contact in the 2022 New Year, in the event of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. , The United States and its allies will respond decisively.
As tensions between Washington and Moscow escalate over Ukraine and security talks between the two powers are set to begin in January 2022, US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin December 30, 2021 (December 9) 50 minutes They talked on the phone.
This was the second contact between US and Russian leaders in December 2021, ahead of a scheduled meeting of senior US and Russian officials on January 10 in Geneva.
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