"We remain committed to a diplomatic path to peacefully resolve the crisis," State Department spokesman Ned Price said.

.@SecBlinken underscored to Foreign Minister Lavrov that, while further Russian aggression against Ukraine would result in a swift, severe, and united Transatlantic response, we remain committed to a diplomatic path to resolve the crisis peacefully.

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— Ned Price (@StateDeptSpox) February 15, 2022

In a conversation with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that US aggressive rhetoric is unacceptable.