Ukraine tension: US and Russia hold ‘frank’ talks
Their top diplomats say they want to pursue dialogue as fears of Russian military action persist. …
Russia could use the US written response next week as pretext for further escalation. In Ukraine, US diplomats don’t know what to expect – more cyber-warfare, a “minor incursion” or tens of thousands of Russian troops pouring into the country from three sides and paratroopers landing in Kyiv. Anything, they say, is possible.