American and Russian officials were holding high-stakes talks about the build-up of troops near Ukraine's border, as fears mount over a possible Russian invasion.
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov began their meeting on Monday morning in Geneva, Switzerland, after holding a working dinner on Sunday evening.The talks follow months of tension near the Ukraine-Russia frontier, where tens of thousands of Russian soldiers have massed.
Here's what you need to know"We're here because repeatedly over the last decade, Russia has committed acts of aggression against neighbors -- Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine in 2014, and now the renewed threat about Ukraine today," he added. "It's also not about making concessions. It's about seeing whether, in the context of dialogue and diplomacy, there are things that both sides, all sides can do to reduce tensions," Blinken said.
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