Washington State January 23 ANI Sputnik US President Joe Biden met with his national security team, including National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, the day after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Geneva.
President Biden met with his national security team in person and virtually at Camp David to discuss continued Russian aggression toward Ukraine. President Biden spoke about the current state of Russian military operations on Ukraine's borders and discussed our ongoing efforts to de-escalate the situation with diplomacy and our range of deterrence measures that are being coordinated with our allies and partners, including ongoing deliveries of security assistance to Ukraine, the White House said on Saturday.
The release also showed that National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Counselor Steve Ricchetti joined Biden in person at Camp David, while other national security officials were joined by secure video.
President Biden stated that if Russia invades Ukraine, the United States will impose swift and severe consequences on Russia with our allies and partners, according to the White House.
On Friday, Lavrov and Blinken met in Geneva with the US secretary of state, promising to provide a written response to Moscow's proposals on security guarantees next week.
Western countries accuse Russia of deploying troops near the Ukrainian border in preparation for aggressive action. Moscow has denied all of these accusations, pointing out NATO's military activity near Russian borders, which it considers a threat to its national security. Russia has the right to move forces within its own territory.