Washington increases diplomatic phone call frequency with Kiev and Moscow, as Russian and US president to speak over the phone on Saturday
The United States announced Friday it is sending 3,000 more troops to Poland to reassure NATO allies amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
"In accordance with past practice, both have agreed to keep the specific details of their conversation private," Butler said.They last spoke on November 23, and discussed Russian troop movements around Ukraine. "The military leaders discussed items of mutual security concern, including ongoing coordination during the adjustment of US force posture in Europe," he said.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba and "reinforced that Ukraine continues to have the United States’ enduring and steadfast support for its sovereignty and territorial integrity," the State Department said.
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