German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock BERLIN, Jan 20Berlin intends to continue dialogue with its allies in the coming days on the progress of negotiations on the Ukrainian situation, German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock said Thursday at a press conference in Berlin following bilateral talks with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. with allies) where we are in these negotiations,» Burbock said.Biden persuades Russia to invade Ukraine, but not very deep Earlier, Burbock and Blinken took part in a meeting in Berlin with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian and British Deputy Foreign Secretary James Cleverly. In the afternoon, Blinken will meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. As German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said earlier at a briefing, the parties plan to discuss mainly the situation on the border between Russia and Ukraine. According to Burbock, «only a political path is possible out of the crisis around Ukraine, and this path is through dialogue.» Germany demonstrates readiness for such a dialogue «at all levels and in all formats,» the minister stressed. She called on Russia to «immediately take steps to de-escalate, every further aggressive action will entail serious consequences,» the Western allies intend to use «all measures» in the event of a new escalation. Russia has repeatedly rejected accusations by the West and Ukraine of «aggressive actions», stating, that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. At the same time, Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» sides of Russia near the borders of Ukraine. 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 bother anyone.
