White House urges Russia to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine
Washington:
The White House on Friday called on Russia to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine, saying it had directly raised concerns about Moscow’s military build-up.
“We also continue to have serious concerns about Russia’s military activities and harsh rhetoric toward Ukraine and call on Moscow to de-escalate tensions,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters. straight”.
President Vladimir Putin has issued his own warnings. On Thursday, he said the West was flouting Russia’s directives not to cross its “red lines”.
On Friday, the Kremlin said those remarks were a response to NATO provocations, including arming Ukraine. Ukraine opposes increasing Russian military activity near the 1208-mile (1944 km) border it shares with Russia.
Despite the growing list of disputes, the Kremlin maintains high-level contacts with Washington and has repeatedly talked about a possible summit between Putin and US President Joe Biden to continue the meeting. Their first meeting was in Geneva in June, which Mr. Putin said expanded possibilities. improve relationship.
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