China News Service, February 17 (Xinhua) Comprehensive foreign media reported on the 17th that US State Department spokesman Price said that despite Russia's statement on the withdrawal of troops from the border, US concerns about the situation in Ukraine have not diminished.
White House spokesman Psaki also said that the United States is considering imposing multiple sanctions on people close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Data map: On June 16, 2021 local time, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Biden met at a villa called La Grange in Geneva, Switzerland.
"I want to make it very clear that our concerns haven't diminished in the slightest," Price reportedly said of the situation in Ukraine. "In fact, given that we haven't seen a downgrade yet, our concerns continue to grow ... we're actually seeing upgrade."
Price also said U.S. Secretary of State Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov may communicate again after the U.S. receives Russia's response to its security-area advice.
U.S. Vice President Harris will hold talks with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Scholz during a trip to Europe this week.
At the Munich Security Conference, Harris is also expected to deliver a speech on the situation surrounding Russia and Ukraine.
At the same time, around the Russian opposition Navalny incident, White House spokesman Psaki said that the United States is considering imposing multiple sanctions on people close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
According to previous reports, as the relationship between Russia and Ukraine continued to be tense, the two sides deployed a large number of military personnel and weapons in the border areas of the two countries, and Russia held a joint military exercise in Belarus, which is close to the Ukrainian border.
In this regard, the United States and NATO have repeatedly stated that Russia has assembled a large number of troops here and has the potential of "invasion".
Russia denies this, emphasizing that NATO activities threaten Russia's border security.
On February 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin once again stated that Russia does not want war.
Russia also said it had withdrawn some troops from the Ukrainian border and was open to talks.
In response, US President Biden insisted that the US believes that the possibility of Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine still exists.
A senior U.S. government official also pointed out on the 16th that Russia not only did not withdraw its troops but also increased its troops by 7,000.
However, Reuters said the anonymous official did not elaborate further or provide any relevant evidence.