US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expressed their readiness to continue dialogue with Russia on the issue of de-escalating the situation in Ukraine during telephone conversations, the report said. published on the White House website.
“They discussed the willingness of the US and NATO to continue dialogue with Russia to find a diplomatic path to de-escalation. They also stressed the allies’ readiness to defend against any threat to NATO allied territory, including by reinforcing the eastern flank in response to possible Russian aggression,” White House National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne said.
Macron urged to continue dialogue with Russia for the sake of de-escalation in Ukraine
The day before, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Josep Borrell, during an event organized by the French embassy in the United States, said that Russia does not want to attack Ukraine, contrary to the accusations of Western politicians. Instead, Moscow seeks to resume the negotiation process on European security and therefore puts pressure on Kiev.
In turn, French President Emmanuel Macron, who held talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin the day before (according to him, the situation in Ukraine became their main topic), called on Western countries to continue dialogue with Russia in order to achieve de-escalation. In addition, he announced that negotiations with the participation of the countries of the “Norman Four” (Russia, France, Germany, Ukraine) to resolve the crisis in Ukraine will resume in the near future.