Ukraine: Blinken flies to Europe amid Russia invasion fears

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Russia denies any plan to attack Ukraine but tensions are high as troops mass near the border.

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Mr Blinken will seek reportedly seek to offer Russia a "diplomatic off-ramp" as tensions mount in Ukraine

Mr Blinken will hold discussions with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, before meeting with his British, French and German counterparts in Berlin.Russia has repeatedly denied any plans to launch an attack on neighbouring Ukraine.The White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that Russia's build up of tens of thousands of troops near its border with Ukraine had created an "extremely dangerous situation".

A senior state department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP news agency that Mr Blinken will seek to offer Mr Lavrov a "diplomatic off-ramp" from the crisis during talks on Friday. The top US diplomat is also expected to seek to shore up support among Western allies to impose what officials called "massive consequences and severe economic costs on Russia" should an invasion occur.

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If your anonymous “reporting” on Ukraine wasn’t such rubbish - and it’s junk journalism much the same (pretending to accurately describe such a serious situation) it would all be risible...

Stop the war mongering.

I still don’t believe Putin will invade Ukraine. Biden simply can’t look soft after the invasion. Germany’s resistance to tough actions against Russia will break.

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