04:19U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he had warned his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Thursday of 'severe consequences' if Russian troops invaded Ukraine at a press conference following the bilateral meeting of Russian and US diplomats at the OSCE in Stockholm.
Blinken mentioned potential "costly" economic sanctions against Moscow if it "takes further aggressive actions". He called Russia for de-escalation by "reversing the recent troop build-up, returning forces to normal peacetime positions and refraining from further intimidation and further attempts to destabilise Ukraine." He added that Washington was watching the situation on Russian-Ukrainian borders closely and was in constant contact with its allies. Blinken additionally stated that US and Russian Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin would discuss the Ukrainian crisis directly in the near future.
Regarding ongoing talks in Vienna to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Blinken said that it would be known in "the very near future" whether Tehran intends to engage "in good faith".
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he had warned his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Thursday of 'severe consequences' if Russian troops invaded Ukraine at a press conference following the bilateral meeting of Russian and US diplomats at the OSCE in Stockholm.
Blinken mentioned potential "costly" economic sanctions against Moscow if it "takes further aggressive actions". He called Russia for de-escalation by "reversing the recent troop build-up, returning forces to normal peacetime positions and refraining from further intimidation and further attempts to destabilise Ukraine." He added that Washington was watching the situation on Russian-Ukrainian borders closely and was in constant contact with its allies. Blinken additionally stated that US and Russian Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin would discuss the Ukrainian crisis directly in the near future.
Regarding ongoing talks in Vienna to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Blinken said that it would be known in "the very near future" whether Tehran intends to engage "in good faith".
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he had warned his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Thursday of 'severe consequences' if Russian troops invaded Ukraine at a press conference following the bilateral meeting of Russian and US diplomats at the OSCE in Stockholm.
Blinken mentioned potential "costly" economic sanctions against Moscow if it "takes further aggressive actions". He called Russia for de-escalation by "reversing the recent troop build-up, returning forces to normal peacetime positions and refraining from further intimidation and further attempts to destabilise Ukraine." He added that Washington was watching the situation on Russian-Ukrainian borders closely and was in constant contact with its allies. Blinken additionally stated that US and Russian Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin would discuss the Ukrainian crisis directly in the near future.
Regarding ongoing talks in Vienna to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Blinken said that it would be known in "the very near future" whether Tehran intends to engage "in good faith".