Blinken vows swift and severe response if Russia attacks Ukraine

WASHINGTON, 22 January 2022, (TON): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said after talks with Russia's foreign minister on Friday that Moscow would face a swift, severe and a united response, if it invades Ukraine.

Blinken said “after the talks in Geneva that Washington had agreed to provide written comments to Russia after Moscow demanded security guarantees, including a pledge that Ukraine will never be able to join NATO.”

He described talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, intended to reduce tensions that have risen since Russia massed troops near Ukraine's border, as frank and useful.

Blinken told a news conference in Geneva "we've been clear - if any Russian military forces move across Ukraine's border, that's a renewed invasion. It will be met with swift, severe and a united response from the United States and our partners and allies.”

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