US offers talks next month with Russia in bid to ease fears of conflict over Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has warned of “appropriate military-technical measures” in response to the threat of Nato’s expansion towards Russia’s borders, in a significant ratcheting up of tensions with the western alliance.

The US said it would soon start diplomatic talks in a bid to ease fears of conflict over Ukraine. Russia has deployed about 100,000 troops on its border with the country, sparking western fears of a possible invasion

Putin told a group of senior military officers on Tuesday that Moscow would “react harshly to hostile steps”. Russia published draft security proposals last week demanding that Nato and the US cut their presence in eastern Europe, agree never to admit Ukraine into the alliance and rule out ever deploying troops there.

The proposals would reshape much of the entire post-cold war European security order by in effect restricting Nato military deployments to its borders before 1997, when it began to admit former communist states in eastern Europe. Russia’s demand for concessions that Nato has previously made clear are unacceptable has led many western officials and experts to fear they are a pretext for conflict.

Putin said the Kremlin was “seriously concerned” about Nato deployments near Russia’s borders and the possibility of it having hypersonic weapons in Ukraine that could strike Moscow in less than 10 minutes.

“If our western colleagues continue this clearly aggressive stance, we will take appropriate military-technical measures in response and react harshly to hostile steps,” Putin said. “And I want to stress that we are within our rights to do what is required to ensure Russia’s security and sovereignty.”

The US on Tuesday said it was preparing talks with Putin over his security concerns. Karen Donfried, US assistant secretary of state, said bilateral negotiations would begin next month, despite alarm among EU and Nato member states that many of the demands are impossible and would weaken the western military alliance.

“We are prepared to discuss those proposals that Russia put on the table. There are some things that we are prepared to work on, and that we do believe that there is merit in having a discussion,” Donfried said.

Western officials have stressed the need to engage with Putin diplomatically to prevent the situation from deteriorating. Nato member states also met on Tuesday to discuss possible formats for multilateral talks with Russia, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe is preparing wider talks on the crisis.

“Let me be clear: there will be no talks on European security without Europe,” Donfried added. “The key here is alliance unity and alliance cohesion.”

Russia denies western claims that it is considering military steps towards Ukraine. Putin did not specify what he meant by “military-technical means” or the specific context in which Russia would deploy them.

Deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov, Moscow’s official in charge of the security talks with the US and Nato, used the same phrase last week to say that Russia would be forced to deploy banned nuclear-capable ballistic missiles in Europe if the west ignored its demands.

Putin claimed the US was considering an armed incursion from Ukraine into Russian territory and said Nato expansion had boxed it into a corner. “We can’t retreat any further,” he said. “Do they really think we’ll sit idly as they create threats against us?”

The US has committed $450m in defensive military assistance to Ukraine so far this year as part of $2.5bn since 2014. Donfried said on Tuesday that President Joe Biden had told Putin that if Russia attacked Ukraine, the US would provide additional defensive materiel.

Donfried said that alongside talks, the US and its EU allies were “poised to move in a dramatic way” if Russia took “any further military aggression against Ukraine”.

The US and EU were consulting on “specific packages of sanctions”, she said, without naming measures.

Asked if evicting Russia from the international Swift banking network was part of those packages, she replied: “There is no sanctions option that is off the table here, and we are talking about things that would have severe consequences for Russia’s economy and financial system.”

Financial Times

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All na talk make Russia try hit Ukraine naw make we check something shia

Bonesbreaker:
All na talk make Russia try hit Ukraine naw make we check something shia

What are you trying to say?

:-P

The paper tiger strikes again. Russia has been irrelevant since the 1970s. Putin thinks he can bring back the old Soviet Union of its glory days, that ship sailed a long time ago. If NATO were to descend on Russia, they will be wiped off the face of the earth, but of course it will be a pyrrhic victory nobody wants.

MangekyoAlt:

What are you trying to say?

all of them are making noise till we see action imagine Russia going to War with Nato nobi suicide be that all this noise making should just stop this year oh if u want fight, fight or shut up oh!

If Russia wants to dance let them go ahead. There are countries ready to beat the drum of war for them.
They threatened Ukraine, US offered to support with its military. Why the hell is he (Putin) complaining
What is the essence of all this threats of war and nuclear brouhaha sef

Russia will attack Ukraine and nothing will happen. The only response will be sanctions by the US, of which China will not recognize.

If Nato responds militarily, then world war 3 will begin and civilizations will be degraded.

Africa should be wise and not join in aggressions.

Righteousness2:
Ok

Oya book space and do it sharpaly

Gog and magog oooooooooo.

Babylon don fall oooooooooo

Sky won fall oooooooooo.

Putin is a spoilt brat.

They hit Ukraine 7 years ago, they seized Crimea from Ukraine. Crimea is now fully part of Russia.
That attack paved the way for Russia to control major eastern Ukranian cities via proxy
They hit Ukraine so bad that SCAMerica & its allies were confused. Dem no fit do shit.

NATO cried and kept quiet...

Power has moved to the east. A Sino-Russian alliance has changed the game

The "all mighty" american armed forces are no longer what they used to be. That woke military is now more concerned about promoting lgbt causes

Bonesbreaker:
All na talk make Russia try hit Ukraine naw make we check something shia

DemMannaScam:
They hit Ukraine 7 years ago, they seized Crimea from Ukraine. Crimea is now fully part of Russia.
Russia controls major eastern Ukranian cities via proxy too
They hit Ukraine so bad that SCAMerica & its allies were confused. Dem no fit do shit.

Even NATO cried and kept quiet...

Power has moved to the east. A sino-Russian alliance has changed the game

The "all mighty" armed forces are no longer what they used to be. That woke military is more concerned with promoting lgbt causes now

make them hit Ukraine first lets watch the 9DHD movie because i know Joe wants to pass a message to the world that America is still world power with Nato around too and economic sections going to hit them e go bad 4 dem i swear

Ignoramus, they already did 7 years ago.
They will do again if the need arises...

SCAMerica is done & dusted. Their glory days are over!

Bonesbreaker:
make them hit Ukraine first lets watch the 9DHD movie because i know Joe wants to pass a message to the world that America is still world power with Nato around too and economic sections going to hit them e go bad 4 dem i swear

Bonesbreaker:
all of them are making noise till we see action imagine Russia going to War with Nato nobi suicide be that all this noise making should just stop this year oh if u want fight, fight or shut up oh!

Going to war with NATO is suicide for who exactly? If you mean for Russia and not for Russia + NATO, then you're clear a dumb nigga.

Russia currently possesses more nuclear weapons than the entire NATO combined!
Russia could nuke the entire EU, NATO & the United States and nothing will happen. If anything would happen then MAD is assured.

You pro west black Africans like to joke with what you don't know. You think russia is China that talk without acting? Lmfao wait make that ultimatum end in the next 20 days. If a negotiation is not reached BTW Russia & US, expect a FULL SCALE Invation on Ukraine.

Russia death with them before, also death with the US-Nato backed Georgia. Nothing happen. Na from inside your cave inside zamfara you go for wail and cry unbelievable

Bonesbreaker:
make them hit Ukraine first lets watch the 9DHD movie because i know Joe wants to pass a message to the world that America is still world power with Nato around too and economic sections going to hit them e go bad 4 dem i swear

They will hit Ukraine and na for Naija here you go wail! They have hit Ukraine before, annexed Crimea. They have dealt with Georgia before. Wetin NATO do? Sanctions.
Meanwhile, they have also made it known that they're too scared of Russia and wouldn't send their disabled, untrained troops to go help defend Ukraine. Even Britain that started talking tough when the tension first started have ruled out sending their disabled troops to Ukraine. Las Las it is sanctions.
Meanwhile, in the case of sanctions, The winner would be China. After the war, Russia would have no other place else to turn for an economic, political and strategic partner. And the US interests are not served by the CEMENTING alliance between Beijing and Moscow.

Ukraine should watch it. Hoping on Biden's America for protection against Russia is like trusting that NSCDC can protect you against UGM. How have the mighty fallen!

Righteousness2:
It is amazingly Joyful to be alive to witness Endtimes Prophecies from the Holy Bible being Fulfilled to the letter.

If u think this World is going to get better or if you think there is going to be World Peace, you are guaranteed to be Disappointed big time. The World is Heading my Fericiously towards Armageddon.

The Holy Bible tells us that Very soon, there will appear on the World stage, an individual known as the man of lawlessness.

He will make false promises of World harmony and hope. He will lure the world into believing in him and even worship him as their messiah. But he will end up abusing humanity Like has never been before.

If you do not know JESUS or have a Genuie relationship with HIM, I Implore you to do so today as we can Clearly see that the Return of JESUS Christ is sooooooo Close.

You sef rest

DemMannaScam:
Ignoramus, they already did 7 years ago.
They will do again if the need arises...

SCAMerica is done & dusted. Their glory days are over!

Like say your country fi stand them

Y DO I HAVE A VERY BAD FEELING SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN.



THEY HAVE BEEN ISSUING THREATS NOW FOR A LONG TIME

Putin sef. Ur gra gra too much abeg

Russia dey form past!

Bonesbreaker:
make them hit Ukraine first lets watch the 9DHD movie because i know Joe wants to pass a message to the world that America is still world power with Nato around too and economic sections going to hit them e go bad 4 dem i swear

i hope you know its aggression against Russia by going near its borders

MangekyoAlt:

Going to war with NATO is suicide for who exactly? If you mean for Russia and not for Russia + NATO, then you're clear a dumb nigga.

Russia currently possesses more nuclear weapons than the entire NATO combined!
Russia could nuke the entire EU, NATO & the United States and nothing will happen. If anything would happen then MAD is assured.

You pro west black Africans like to joke with what you don't know. You think russia is China that talk without acting? Lmfao wait make that ultimatum end in the next 20 days. If a negotiation is not reached BTW Russia & US, expect a FULL SCALE Invation on Ukraine.

Russia death with them before, also death with the US-Nato backed Georgia. Nothing happen. Na from inside your cave inside zamfara you go for wail and cry unbelievable

Wild Joke.

Senior Comrade Putin Sir, Àje you dey motivate me 100%.
No dey reason those ones... just dey flex your weapons dey go.
You are a Comrade and more.

Righteousness2:
It is amazingly Joyful to be alive to witness Endtimes Prophecies from the Holy Bible being Fulfilled to the letter.

If u think this World is going to get better or if you think there is going to be World Peace, you are guaranteed to be Disappointed big time. The World is Heading my Fericiously towards Armageddon.

The Holy Bible tells us that Very soon, there will appear on the World stage, an individual known as the man of lawlessness.

He will make false promises of World harmony and hope. He will lure the world into believing in him and even worship him as their messiah. But he will end up abusing humanity Like has never been before.

If you do not know JESUS or have a Genuie relationship with HIM, I Implore you to do so today as we can Clearly see that the Return of JESUS Christ is sooooooo Close.

PROPHET OF DOOM


MUST YOU DRAG EVERYBODY TO HELL FIRE WITH YOU

This third WWW na just hype Dem dey hype am, I no sure say e go sweet.

Bonesbreaker:
All na talk make Russia try hit Ukraine naw make we check something shia

The NATO can't toy either the Russians coz they will respond to them with everything they have got.

NATO tried to invade Russia over Ukraine five years ago and their own commanders warned them of dire consequences and absolute retaliation if it is carried out.

Bonesbreaker:
all of them are making noise till we see action imagine Russia going to War with Nato nobi suicide be that all this noise making should just stop this year oh if u want fight, fight or shut up oh!

Ok Russia under Putin annexed Crimea from Ukraine and heaven no fall. Currently there are thousands of Russians troops on Ukrainian border and heaven no fall. You people must come to understand that Russia is a super power with deadly nuclear weapons and bombs.

Ok