US to send embassy officials to Ukraine and Russia to mediate the conflict

Russia is said to be concentrating its forces on the Ukrainian border, thus escalating tensions between the powers.

US Army Europe / Creative CommonsThe United States is exploring the possibility of sending weapons and other equipment to help Ukrainian troops on the border

You To us Will send Karen Danfried, Under Secretary of State for Europe Ukraine e Russia The U.S. State Department said in a statement that it would talk next week about mobilizing Russian troops on the border between the two countries. Donfried will be in Kiev and Moscow between Monday and Wednesday and will meet with officials from both governments to “emphasize the possibility of” diplomacy “to strengthen the United States’ commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and regional unity,” he said. Diplomatic progress to end conflict in Donbass [região no leste da Ucrânia], Using Minsk agreements.

The Minsk Agreements were signed in 2015 to end the civil war between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists seeking independence from Kiev. The United States, the European Union and the Security Council’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have accused Russia of concentrating troops on the Ukrainian border in preparation for a possible invasion. US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke in a video call on Tuesday about the situation, saying Biden had threatened to impose sanctions on Russia if the invasion took place, and asked him not to join Ukraine. NATO counts Americans and most of Western Europe.