Kiev expects easing of tensions on border with Russia after Blinkenâs visit - minister
Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that Kiev and Washington are carefully tracking the pullout of Russian forces from the border with Ukraine
KIEV, May 6. /TASS/. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba believes that the visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Ukraine will lead to a certain de-escalation of tensions on the country’s east border. Yes, it (Blinken’s visit - TASS) will lead to a certain degree of de-escalation but will not removes threats. It will not be a full de-escalation, he told 1+1 TV channel on Thursday when asked if the degree of tensions will decrease on the border particularly in the context of the concentration of Russian troops on Ukraine’s eastern border.
US Secretary of State arrived in Kiev and plans to meet with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky
NEW YORK CITY, May 6. /TASS/. Issues of purchases of US weapons will be raised during US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Kiev, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said in an interview with CNN on Wednesday.
According to CNN, Kuleba said Ukraine wanted to purchase air defense systems and anti-sniper technology. I want to make it clear that it s not only about receiving it from the United States, but also about buying it from the United States, Ukraine’s top diplomat said.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will respond to his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky’s proposal to meet in Donbass if he deems it necessary, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday. The president will give a response himself if he deems it necessary, he said, adding that Putin had been informed of Zelensky’s proposal.
When asked to comment on Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba’s call on the West to consider banning Russia from the SWIFT global payments system, Peskov said that it was a question for the Russian Foreign Ministry, TASS reported.
The Ukrainian president in a video address on Tuesday called on the Russian leader to hold a meeting in Donbass.
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