Washington wants to reassure its European allies after talks with Moscow

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman reported on Tuesday January 11 to NATO countries on talks with her Russian counterpart the day before on Ukraine, affirming Washington's desire to work "

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The chief negotiator of the United States met with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the ambassadors of NATO countries, at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, the day after her discussions in Geneva with the Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Riabkov, who did not allow a breakthrough on Ukraine. A NATO-Russia meeting is to be held in Brussels on Wednesday, then a meeting on Thursday in Vienna of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the East-West dialogue platform resulting from the Cold War.

Some European officials have lamented that Washington is leading negotiations with Moscow, worrying about being sidelined in attempts to ease tensions on the Ukrainian border and avoid a confrontation with Russia. Wendy Sherman, however, assured on Twitter that the United States was "

." With Jens Stoltenberg, "

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In a message addressed to Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Eminé Djaparova, she also assured Kiev that the allies "

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After more than seven hours of tense discussions Monday in Geneva, American and Russian officials expressed their willingness to continue the dialogue.

Westerners accuse Russia of having massed 100,000 troops on the border with Ukraine in recent weeks to prepare an attack against this country, which Moscow denies.

They threaten Moscow with heavy economic sanctions in the event of aggression.

Russia, for its part, wants Western guarantees on stopping NATO's enlargement at its borders, especially Ukraine.