The US and Russia have agreed to extend talks on Ukraine’s crisis

Russia has warned that it will not be able to stop its protests in Ukraine if the West continues to ignore security concerns, but has agreed to extend talks this week.

No progress has been made in Geneva after nearly eight hours of talks between Wendy Sherman, US deputy secretary of state, and Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, while the US side offered new ideas on weapons.

But there was no disruption even to the talks that Russia warned could lead to war if its red lines were not respected. With the arrival of 100,000 Russian troops on its border with Ukraine, fears of war have grown.

The US and Nato opposed Moscow’s ambitious ambitions blocking NATO expansion. Sherman said Russia still has a choice between negotiations and upswing, the results are still positive.

“If Russia deviates from the embassy path, it can be clearly seen that it was not ready to negotiate,” he said.

Ryabkov said Moscow would “judge other options and what will happen to the project and make informed decisions based on the consequences of what will happen in the coming days” if it were necessary to continue negotiations.

Russia has begun a day of warnings about withdrawals from the talks in the West he continued to ignore her wishes with the growth of NATO.

Russian officials hold talks with Nato in Brussels on Wednesday and with 57 members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe on Thursday in Vienna. Sherman said he would “consult again with the Russian government and determine the best way forward” over the weekend.

He also described the talks as “big, straightforward and true discussions”.

However, Ryabkov did not promise a reduction in power and said forces within Russia “will continue, because this is what is needed for our military to be ready to work in a time when Russia’s security has changed.

Russia denies that it is planning to attack Ukraine and says its placement of troops and equipment close to the border is a function.

“Bring the soldiers to the barracks or tell us what exercise is taking place and their purpose,” Sherman said. “If Russia remains on the table and takes action to reduce conflict, we are confident we can move forward.”

Sherman said he suggested suggestions for new discussions on how to improve the equipment of the missiles and the new throwing equipment, as well as the restrictions on the growth and development of gymnastics. There was no discussion of American military forces in Europe, which “was not on the modern agenda”, he added.

The proposal could include a replacement for the Medium-Range Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which the US withdrew in 2019 following violations of Russian law.

But Sherman said I was just exchanging ideas instead of discussing in detail what “would not be possible in a few days or weeks”.

Moscow last month issued a series of petitions to restore security in Europe, including a ban on Nato escalation, as well as Nato military operations in formerly communist areas. Since then it has posed a number of threats if its red lines have not been met.

Ryabkov said Russia could not “return” to its claim that “Ukraine and Georgia will no longer be members of Nato”.

“We are tired of the dirty talk. Promises half, misinterpretation. . . We do not believe in the other side, we will say, ”he said. “We need ironclad steel, waterproof, bulletproof vests. . . guarantees. Not security. Assurances. “

Ryabkov reiterated his threat that European security could be undermined if it did not cooperate. . . the security of the western part of Russia is in jeopardy. ”

The US has it threat of coercion destroying economic, economic and trade sanctions in Moscow if it invades Ukraine, saying it would undermine the sanctions imposed on Russia after the Crimean invasion in 2014. Sherman repeated the warning on Monday.