an hour agoWhite House has a call for Russia regarding Ukraine
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The White House on Friday called on Russia to reduce tensions with Ukraine, saying it has also directly raised them for Moscow's military gathering. “We also continue to have serious concerns about Russian military activities and harsh rhetoric to Ukraine, and we urge Moscow to reduce tensions”, said [...]
“We also continue to have serious concerns about Russian military activities and harsh rhetoric to Ukraine, and we urge Moscow to lower tensions”, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters.
On the other hand, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the West is taking Russia's warnings very easily to avoid past <x0-line red lines”, Reuters writes, the Express broadcast.
On Friday, the Kremlin said these comments are the response to NATO's <x0-provocational action”, including the Ukrainian arming. Ukraine has complained of increasing Russian military activity near the 1944km common border.
Despite the growing list of disputes, the Kremlin has kept high-level contacts with Washington and has repeatedly talked about a possible summit between Putin and his American counterpart, Joe Biden, after their meeting in Switzerland in June, which Putin has said has created space for improving reports.
