US President Joe BidenLONDON Feb 14British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Joe Biden discussed the situation around Ukraine by phone and said that there is still a «window» for diplomacy, the press service of the British Prime Minister said. «The Prime Minister discussed the situation with US President Joe Biden tonight in Ukraine. The Prime Minister and President Biden briefed each other on their recent talks with other world leaders. They agreed that there was still a critical window for diplomacy and for Russia to retreat from its threats against Ukraine. .
Johnson called the situation around Ukraine «the edge of the abyss» They also stressed that «any invasion of Ukraine will lead to a protracted crisis for Russia, fraught with serious consequences for both Russia and the whole world.» US State Department spokesman Ned Price at a briefing on Monday also announced an open window for diplomacy. «Our assessment <…> has not changed, the window for diplomacy remains open,» a State Department spokesman said. According to him, the US is «open to dialogue, but for it (dialogue) to be effective, it must take place in the context of de-escalation,» Price said. » />Will Russia Save UkraineKiev and Western states have recently expressed concern over the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that it does not threaten 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. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that statements The West about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it is both ridiculous and dangerous. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation 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.
