Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, said Sunday that President Joe Biden is ready to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin “anytime” to prevent an invasion of Ukraine. while appearing on CNNIn a State of the Union statement, Blinken said the United States would “use every opportunity and every minute we have” to promote diplomacy “until tanks really roll and planes fly.” “President Biden is ready to engage President Putin at any time and in any form, if that can help prevent war,” he said. President Biden gives a national status…
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Putin agrees to hold talks with Ukraine, the European Security Organization
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday agreed to hold three-way talks with Ukraine and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe amid repeated US warnings that Russia plans to invade its eastern neighbor, according to a report. A French official told Reuters that the meeting, which will take place on Monday, was scheduled during a phone call between Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron. The two leaders reportedly clashed during the call over who is to blame for escalating tensions in eastern Ukraine. Macron said Russian separatists were responsible,…
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