This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. The US President will try to de-escalate tensions after Russia's foreign minister warned of a nightmare scenario in eastern Europe. The high-profile bilateral talks came after Anthony Blinken and Sergei Lavrov clashed over Ukraine on Thursday. Russia's foreign minister claimed that Washington is at risk of taking Europe back to the nightmare of a military conflict, despite the US warnings to end its military build-up.
Amid fears of a large Russian military presence in the Donbas region, Mr Putin and the US president will hold virtual talks in the coming days, according to Politico. Lavrov met with his US counterpart at a conference of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe this week. On Thursday, Mr Lavrov warned that Nato was refusing to escalate tensions to prevent a possible conflict. Speaking at the conference in Stockholm, he said that the alliance's military infrastructure is being brought closer to Russia's borders in Romania and Poland, deploying an anti-missile defence system that can be used as a strike complex.
American medium-range missiles are about to appear in Europe, bringing back the nightmare scenario of a military confrontation. There is no way to strengthen their security at the expense of the security of others. More NATO moves to the east will affect the fundamental interests of our security. Up to 100,000 Russian troops have been gathered on the border in the Donbas region and Crimea, according to Ukrainian officials. JUST IN: Merkel admits that Nord Stream 2 was her 'biggest mistake' as Chancellor.
The United States is willing to facilitate diplomacy but if Russia decides to pursue confrontation there will be serious consequences. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has called for direct talks with Russia amid the rise in military personnel.
He said we must tell the truth that we won't be able to end the war without direct talks with Russia. Let's be honest, the war in Donbass has been going on for eight years. It's been eight years since Russia annexed Crimea.