A telephone talk between foreign ministers was held before the telephone talk between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who are raising concerns about the military invasion by Russia over the situation in Ukraine.
In this, Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned again that if Russia invaded, the West would unite and take strict measures, and called for measures to alleviate tensions.
A telephone talk between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place on the 12th as the West raises concerns about a military invasion as Russia is strengthening its troops around Ukraine.
Prior to this, on the night of the 12th of Japan time, a telephone talk was held between Secretary of State Blinken of the United States and Foreign Minister Sergeĭ Viklov of Russia.
According to a spokesman for the US State Department, Blinken reiterated at the parley that "if Russia invades, the West will unite and take strict measures."
He emphasized that "although the diplomatic solution is still open, the Russian side needs to take measures to ease tensions and take serious discussions," he said, including the withdrawal of troops from around Ukraine. I asked for.
On the other hand, according to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister Sergeĭ Viklov has said, "Ignore important demands such as not expanding NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization any further and not deploying missile systems near the Russian border." It means that he repeated his claims.
While the gap between the two positions is not being closed, the focus will be on how to prevent the situation from getting worse in the subsequent telephone talks between the two leaders.