The threat of Russia's invasion of Ukraine remains

 

 The US administration believes that the consultations on Russia's security proposals were useful. This was stated by Jake Sullivan, National Security Adviser to the President of the United States at a press briefing on Thursday, TASS reports.

"We have completed a week of intensive diplomatic cooperation in a number of formats: the Strategic Stability Dialogue, the Russia-NATO Council and the OSCE. "Russia has expressed its concern, we have expressed our concern, including the actions of the Russian Federation, which undermine European security, which US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke convincingly last week," he said. "We have adhered to the principle of reciprocity, which is key to us," Sullivan said. "We were firm in our principles and we were clear in which areas we can make progress and which are impossible to discuss (non-starters). We have demonstrated Allied unity and transatlantic solidarity. "

 "The discussions were frank and direct. They were useful. "They gave us and our allies something to think about, and they gave Russia something to think about," Biden's aide said. "Now we will think and consult with the allies on how to proceed. We are ready to continue our diplomatic commitment to promoting peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area. We are also ready for Russia to choose a different path, "Sullivan added.

 "There is no set date for further negotiations. We must first consult with allies and partners, "he said. "We are in contact with the Russian side and we will see what happens next," Sullivan added.

 The aide to the President of the United States stressed that the US intelligence community has not yet reached a final conclusion on the intentions of the Russian Federation. "Definitely things are such that the danger of military invasion remains high," he argued.

 "If Russia chooses to take a different path, we will react accordingly," he stressed.

 "Definitely things are such that the danger of military invasion remains high," he argued.

Sullivan noted that there is still scope for resolving European security issues through diplomacy. "If Russia chooses to take a different path, we will react accordingly," he stressed.

 "We have made clear, both directly to Russia and publicly, several other options, and they include changes in the military forces and capabilities that the United States and NATO will deploy to Allies on the eastern flank to strengthen and enhance the Allied defense. territory, "Sullivan said.

 "Our intelligence community is processing information that Russia is working on a pretext for an invasion, including sabotage and information operations, accusing Ukraine of preparing an attack on Russian forces in eastern Ukraine."

 "We will provide the press with further details on what we consider to be such a potential pretext within 24 hours."

 "We are ready to continue on the path of diplomacy, and we are also ready to follow the other path," he said. "The question of which path [will be chosen] is before us now. "Not in a year, not in five years, he is ahead of us in the foreseeable future," Sullivan said.

"It is difficult for me to say how things are with regard to diplomacy, as we have just completed these four days [negotiations with the Russian Federation], we need to take a break and consult with allies and partners," said Joe Biden's aide. . "We will consider how things stand, we will hold consultations and then we will determine what our next steps will be. The Russians will have to do the same, "he added.