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Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss
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The video summit of Russia's President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden came to an end after just two hours (read more here).
The Kremlin then drew a sober conclusion: "I think that this situation is not satisfying either us or the Americans," said the foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, according to the Russian agency Interfax.
There have been no breakthroughs on important issues.
The relationships are a cause for concern.
But both sides have shown their will to continue working on it.
The US has been accusing Russia of deploying troops not far from the border with Ukraine for weeks.
A Russian invasion of the ex-Soviet republic is feared.
Russia, in turn, accuses Ukraine of having deployed more than 120,000 soldiers on the line to the separatist areas.
The British Foreign Minister Liz Truss found clear words for Putin: If Russia attacks Ukraine, Moscow will make a "mistake," she warned the Kremlin chief.
Russia must recognize Ukraine's independence.
When asked whether Britain would support sending more troops in support of Ukraine through NATO or directly from Britain, she said: “We are also discussing other measures with our allies such as economic measures and diplomatic measures that can be taken, but we are very clear that we stand on the side of Ukraine in the face of this aggression. «
Ukraine drew a positive conclusion from the video summit. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he was confident that Putin has received some clear and strong signals. "The contact itself serves as a deterrent and de-escalation," says Kuleba in a written statement. "We welcome the decisive diplomatic engagement of the USA in the effort to bring Russia back to the negotiating table." However, priority is given to a deterrent package to prevent Russia from escalating the military.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj and Biden would discuss further coordination to prevent Russia from invading and to revive the peace talks in Normandy format.
In this so-called contact group, Germany, France, Russia and the Ukraine discuss issues relating to the longstanding conflict in Ukraine.
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