Blinken met Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, with the hopes of deescalating the crisis between Russia and Ukraine
continue to escalate, Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Sunday there will be"massive consequences" for Russia if its military forces invade Ukraine.
The Biden administration has continued to warn that an invasion into Ukraine would bring economic sanctions against Moscow, though President Biden last weekRussia, meanwhile, has pushed for commitments from NATO, including a withdrawal of NATO troops from Bulgaria and Romania, and for the alliance to vow not to admit Ukraine as a new member. But the U.S. and its allies have said the last demand is a nonstarter, as NATO's membership is not for Russia to decide.
"We have rallied allies and partners across Europe in a very intense way over the last weeks to make very clear that there would be massive consequences for renewed Russian aggression. We provided more military assistance to Ukraine last year than in any previous year. We've been going after agents of Russia in Ukraine seeking to destabilize the government," he said."I just approved the transfer of U.S.-origin military technology in other countries to Ukraine.
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