Blinken vows swift and severe response if Russia attacks Ukraine


  • World
  • Friday, 21 Jan 2022

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in Geneva, Switzerland, January 21, 2022. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS

GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said after talks with Russia's foreign minister on Friday that Moscow would face a "swift, severe and a united response" if it invades Ukraine.

Blinken said after the talks in Geneva that Washington had agreed to provide written comments to Russia after Moscow demanded security guarantees, including a pledge that Ukraine will never be able to join NATO.

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