China News Agency, Moscow, February 12 (Zhang Mengtian Bing) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a phone call with US Secretary of State Blinken on the 12th. The two sides exchanged views on hot issues such as the Ukraine issue and bilateral relations.
According to the official website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lavrov emphasized that the propaganda campaign of "Russian aggression against Ukraine" launched by the United States and its allies is for provocative purposes, which attempts to encourage the Ukrainian authorities to undermine the Minsk agreement and solve the "Donbas" by force. problem".
Lavrov pointed out that the U.S. and NATO's response to Russia's security recommendations ignored Russia's main concerns, especially regarding NATO's refusal to expand eastward and not deploy strike weapons systems near Russia's borders.
Lavrov added, "These questions will be at the heart of our assessment of the documents we receive from the US and NATO."
Lavrov also said that breaches of the Euro-Atlantic region's commitment to the indivisibility of security are unacceptable.
Blinken said the U.S. was concerned about Russia's "attack" on Ukraine in the coming days, and he believed a diplomatic solution to the crisis was open.
The two sides also talked about some hot issues in the bilateral relations between Russia and the United States.
TASS reported on the 12th that both Western countries and Ukraine have recently claimed that Russia may "invade" Ukraine.
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said the information was baseless and artificially heightened tensions in the region.
He stressed that Russia poses no threat to anyone and warned that attempting to resolve the crisis in Ukraine by force would have the most serious consequences.
Peskov said earlier that Russian President Vladimir Putin will have a phone call with U.S. President Biden on the 12th.
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