US Department of State Building in Washington DC WASHINGTON, Jan 12. State Department spokesman Ned Price, touching upon the topic of future contacts between representatives of Moscow and Washington, said that the United States expects to continue negotiations with the Russian Federation in the coming days and hopes for further joint work on the accumulated problems. The United States expects that Russian President Vladimir Putin Following this week's talks with the West, he will make a choice in favor of peace and security, Ned Price said. 
The British Foreign Minister revealed the details of the meeting between Russia and NATO «We expect that the Russian delegations in the dialogue on strategic stability, in the NATO-Russia Council and tomorrow in the OSCE will report to President Putin, who, we hope, will choose peace and security,» Price said to reporters at a Washington briefing. He added that the United States and its allies prioritize diplomacy and dialogue. 
Russia outlined NATO countermeasures, GrushkoPrice said reiterating that Russia could spread misinformation about the outcome of negotiations with Western countries in order to «justify its own behavior and potentially create a pretext for further invasion of Ukraine.» «, declaring that he is not threatening anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about» Russian aggression «are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. At the same time, Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern over the alleged intensification of «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. 
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