U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with President Zelensky and others in Ukraine, accusing Russia of concentrating large military units around the Ukrainian border and increasing the threat, and providing military support to Ukraine. I emphasized that I would continue.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with President Zelensky and Foreign Minister Kreva on the 19th in Ukraine.
After the meeting, Secretary Blinken attended a meeting with Foreign Minister Kreva: "Russia continued to invade and occupy the Ukrainian Crimea eight years ago, and now it has gathered about 100,000 troops around the Ukrainian border. It raises the threat. "
And Russia has "two ways", "desirable way, responsible way", whether it aims for a diplomatic solution, decides to attack Ukraine and imposes economic sanctions, etc. It's clear that it's diplomacy, "he said, calling on Russia to seek a dialogue solution.
He also emphasized the continued military support for Ukraine, and Foreign Minister Kreva also expressed his intention to strengthen cooperation with the United States and counter the threat of Russia.
Secretary Blinken will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergeĭ Viklov in Switzerland on the 21st of this month, but demands that the Russian side not expand the NATO-North Atlantic Treaty Organization any further and asks the United States to respond in writing. "I'm not going to write it out," he said, denying Russia's request.