NATO says it will hold a virtual meeting of foreign ministers on Friday to assess the situation in Ukraine and upcoming talks with Russia.
The extraordinary meeting of the 30 alliance members will begin a week of intense diplomacy over Russia's military buildup on Ukraine’s borders and initiatives to ease tensions.
US President Joe Biden has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Washington could impose new sanctions against Moscow if it takes further military action against Ukraine.
Putin has responded that such a move could lead to a complete rupture of ties between the two countries.
Putin and Biden have spoken twice over the past month, before scheduled talks between senior US and Russian officials on January 9-10 in Geneva.
Those
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