U.S. and Russia agree to continue talks aimed at defusing Ukraine standoff

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. would formally address the Kremlin’s claims that Western powers threaten Russian security, as both sides agreed to continue talks on how to avert a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Context: Ukraine’s foreign minister expresses ‘no doubt’ about Biden commitment despite remark on prospective ‘minor incursion’ by Russia