Russia responds in writing to US ahead of Blinken-Lavrov call on Ukraine crisis
The United States has received a written response from Moscow after it sent its own written answers following face-to-face meetings on the ongoing Ukraine crisis, the latest development in the ongoing diplomatic campaign aimed at deterring a potential Russian invasion of the country.
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