Negotiations between Russia and NATO are set to begin in the Belgian capital, Brussels, today.
Ukraine has already announced its readiness to take decisions it deems necessary to end the crisis, while Russia’s foreign ministry has said it is awaiting Washington’s response to Ukraine’s security guarantees.
The State Department says Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has discussed with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba the Russian military presence in Ukraine.
Diplomats involved in the NATO-Russia talks say a number of proposals from European countries have led to the encouragement of talks between NATO and Russia, in a bid to defuse tensions.
