Negotiations must begin Monday, January 10 in Geneva to defuse the risk of a Russian intervention in Ukraine.
Le Monde with Reuters
The United States and their allies are ready to discuss with Russia, in the context of talks on Ukraine, the possibility for each party to restrict military activities and missile deployments in the region, said Saturday, January 8th A senior official of the US President Joe Biden.
While crucial negotiations must begin on Monday, January 10 in Geneva, the High Responsible said, at a conference call, that the United States was not ready to discuss the limits of the deployment of American troops or the maintenance of US forces in NATO countries in the region.
Threats of heavy economic sanctions
Joe Biden warned that Russia faces serious economic consequences if Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to invade Ukraine. Saturday, American officials provided more details on sanctions that could be taken against Moscow. According to a source of the American projects, they could target essential Russian industrial sectors, such as defense and civil aviation, and affect the ambitions of Russia in high technology, for example in the field of artificial intelligence. or quantum computing, or even consumer electronics.
Geneva negotiations, which will be followed by other discussion sessions in Brussels and Vienna, aim to avoid a crisis. A first conversation between Russians and Americans could be held on Sunday night. Vladimir Putin has massaged tens of thousands of soldiers along the border with Ukraine, making a fear of an invasion.