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As the u.s. pursues a diplomatic solution to this crisis, it says it is not simply a regional dispute between russia and ukraine, but instead about defending democracy and stopping russia from turning its neighbors into puppet states. the secretary of state said today the u.s. is defending ukraine's freedom. >> that includes those that would impede the sovereign right of the ukrainian people to write their own future. there is no trade space there, none. >> reporter: moscow maintains it has no intention of invading ukraine, but these russian missile systems are heading to belarus for military ...

Answer to the russians. if i were tony blinken, i'd just staple a copy of the nato treaty and tell lavrov to read article 10. which says democracies can join, they have to apply and accept the principles, freedom, democracy, liberty, rule of law. so, i think the answer is already there on that point. but, andrea, you are absolutely correct and as richard haass has told us, there is trade space here in terms of structures, missile defense systems, long-range cruise missiles. medium-range cruise missiles. nautical deployments, maritime. i think there are trade space issues, those will have to be...

Going to act. the fact that they have made it look better this time leeds analyst to believe that we are headed for invasion slash incursion to some degree. at the same time, there is a convincing argument, the troops are already doing theirjob. they are forcing the americans in particular to the negotiating table and the russians are looking to see what they can squeeze out of them. that would not have happened had it not been for the 100,000 troops around ukraine. the not been for the 100,000 troops around ukraine.— not been for the 100,000 troops around ukraine. the us are saying there is...

Top diplomats accomplished today. >> reporter: the united states and russia giving diplomacy new life. >> i believe we are now on a clearer path in terms of understanding each other's concerns. each other's positions. >> reporter: secretary of state tony blinken said the u.s. would put pen to paper in order to advance a conversation. >> what we've agreed today is that we will share in writing next week our ideas, our response to concerns that russia has raised. concerns that we have that we will share again in writing with russia. >> reporter: still, the two countries are incredibly far apart....

Dialogue. the secretary of state said the meeting is important and called it not a negotiation and more of an exchange of ideas. >> this was not a negotiation. but a candid exchange of concerns and ideas. i made clear to minister lavrov there are fundamental principles that the united states and allies are committed to defend. that includes those that would impede the right of ukrainian people to write their own future. there is no trade space there, none. >> reporter: so the russians for their part had hoped that there would be some headway on issues and i was at the press conference of the r...