{"id":5145,"date":"2021-11-10T23:23:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T23:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mediateka.online\/learnrussian\/top-u-s-ukrainian-diplomats-discuss-russian-troop-buildup.html"},"modified":"2021-11-10T23:23:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T23:23:54","slug":"top-u-s-ukrainian-diplomats-discuss-russian-troop-buildup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediateka.online\/learnrussian\/top-u-s-ukrainian-diplomats-discuss-russian-troop-buildup.html","title":{"rendered":"Top U.S., Ukrainian Diplomats Discuss Russian Troop Buildup"},"content":{"rendered":"

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that Russia would be making a \u201cserious mistake\u201d if it were to try to repeat what it did in 2014 in Ukraine, and he said Washington was concerned by reports of \u201cunusual Russian military activity" near the Ukrainian border.<\/p>\n

Blinken made the comments on November 10 after talks with visiting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.<\/p>\n

The two diplomats met amid growing concern in Ukraine, and in parts of Europe, about a large buildup of Russian military forces some 260 kilometers north of the Ukrainian border, not far from the border with Belarus.<\/p>\n

Ukraine\u2019s Defense Ministry last week said that up to 90,000 troops remained in those locations despite the conclusion of military drills, when the units had been expected to return to the regular bases.<\/p>\n

Blinken told reporters that the U.S. authorities were unclear about Russia\u2019s intentions with Ukraine, but that Washington\u2019s commitment to Ukraine\u2019s territorial integrity was \u201cironclad.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re concerned by reports of unusual Russian military activity near Ukraine,\u201d he said. \u201cAny escalatory or aggressive actions would be of grave concern to the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have clarity into Moscow\u2019s intentions, but we do know its playbook,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The two sides also signed a new agreement that pledged cooperation between Washington and Kyiv.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is unfolding in Europe now is a very complicated thing with many elements to it,\u201d Kuleba told reporters. \u201cIn this complicated game, we have to remain vigilant, we have to be resilient.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blinken also mentioned the growing crisis in Belarus, where thousands of migrants — mainly from the Middle East — have massed along the border with Poland and Lithuania. Both countries have declared states of emergency and deployed extra border forces.<\/p>\n

With reporting by AP <\/p>\n