US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken WASHINGTON Feb. 8 US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken discussed with Foreign Minister Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu coordination of the two countries in the situation around Ukraine and the prospects for the normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations, the US Foreign Office said. Blinken noted Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's contacts in support of a diplomatic settlement, the State Department added. considered ways to maintain a strong US-Turkish bilateral relationship,» she said. but in release. Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about 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.
