Jan 20, 2022, 08:34am
The Secretary of State held crisis talks with European allies in Berlin in a last-ditch attempt to prevent a Russian invasion of Ukraine, a day after President Joe Biden warned that such a move by Moscow was imminent.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian received German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
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The U.S. attempted to present a unified western front to deter Russian military action after meeting with senior officials from Germany, Britain and France.
The new German Chancellor is scheduled to meet with Blinken later on Thursday.
A visit to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Wednesday was part of a larger tour which included a visit to the Russian President.
In the last leg of his tour, Blinken will meet Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Biden said on Wednesday that he believes an attack on Ukraine is likely and that Putin will move in.
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Russia has 100,000 troops along its border with Ukraine, which could be doubled in a short period of time, according to Tony Blinken. Russia has moved forces into Belarus, which borders Moscow to the north, claiming it is part of a regular military exercise. Several Ukrainian government departments faced large-scale cyber attacks last week. Russia insists that it has no plans to attack anyone and has dismissed the U.S. claims ashysteria.
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According to the Wall Street Journal, CIA Director William Burns made a quiet visit to Berlin and Kyiv a week before the official visit to the region. The German Chancellor was briefed by the CIA chief on the Russia-Ukraine issue and was urged to shut down the recently completed Nord Stream 2 natural-gas line. Russia has been concerned about growing ties with the West, despite this. Moscow claims that the Ukrainian government's attempt to join the NATO military alliance poses a threat to Russian national security. Russian forces seized and annexed the southern part of the country after the country's pro-Russian leader was deposed by protesters. The capture of the Donbas region by Russian-backed groups followed.
After Biden said an attack was likely, Blinken held talks with allies.
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