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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

US, Russia Promise to Work to Ease Ukraine Tensions

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shake hands before their meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2022. (AFP Photo)

Washington and Moscow's top diplomats on Friday agreed to keep working to ease tensions over Ukraine, with the United States promising a written response to Russian security requirements next week and not ruling out a presidential meeting.

As fears grew that Russia could invade its pro-Western neighbor, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken renewed warnings of severe Western reprisals as he met with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva, AFP said.

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