United States and Russia they will negotiate from tomorrow in Geneva to avoid a war between Russia and Ukraine. The United States has stressed that it does not expect any “relevant progress”, although the White House is willing to negotiate on missiles and military maneuvers.
“I don’t think we are going to see any relevant developments this week. We will put things on the table, and the Russians will do the same, and we will see if there is enough space to move forward, “US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview on CNN.
In another televised interview also on Sunday morning, in this case on ABC, Blinken explained that the areas to explore between the two countries are “measures that help build trust and reduce risk” provided they are reciprocally adopted.
The United States government indicated on Saturday that the deployment of missiles in Europe and military exercises are two areas in which they anticipate that “understandings” with Russia may occur.
“We are open to talking about it because we believe that progress can be made, although yes: always in consultation with our allies and always with reciprocal character “, has explained in a telephone call with journalists a high position of the American Administration.
For its part, the Kremlin He has already advanced that he wants to agree with Washington and NATO a new framework for security in EuropeIn such a way that the United States joins its unilateral moratorium on the placement of short and medium-range missiles on the continent and the Alliance moves its military maneuvers away from the Russian borders.
High-level delegations from the United States and Russia will hold a strategic dialogue in Geneva on Monday in which will try to reduce the current tensions on the Ukrainian question, although this effort will continue multilaterally over the next week in Brussels and Vienna.
US Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Riabkov The delegations that will meet in Geneva will lead, which will seek to continue the rapprochement initiated with the summit between the presidents of both countries in June 2021 in the Swiss city.
Although Russia prioritizes dialogue with the United States, has also agreed to meet with the Atlantic Alliance in Brussels next Wednesday, within the framework of the NATO-Russia Council.
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