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NATO, Russia in high-level talks as Ukraine tensions simmer
Updated On: 13 January, 2022 08:23 AM IST | Brussels | Agencies
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(From left) US Dy Secy of State Wendy Sherman and NATO Secy General Jens Stoltenberg with the Russian representatives. Pic/AFP
Senior NATO and Russian officials were meeting Wednesday to try to bridge seemingly irreconcilable differences over the future of Ukraine, amid deep skepticism that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s security proposals for easing tensions are genuine.
The talks comes during a week of high-stakes diplomacy and a U.S.-led effort to prevent preparations for what Washington believes could be a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Moscow denies it is planning an attack. Still, its history of military action in Ukraine and Georgia worries NATO.
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