KYIV — Kyiv on Sunday urged Moscow to pull
back its troops from
Ukraine’s border and continue dialogue with the West if it
is “serious” about de-escalating tensions that have soared amid fears of a
Russian invasion.
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“If Russian officials are serious when they say they
don’t want a new war, Russia must continue diplomatic engagement and pull back
military forces it amassed along Ukraine’s borders and in the temporarily
occupied territories of Ukraine,” Kyiv’s Foreign Minister
Dmytro Kuleba tweeted.
The Kremlin has deployed over 100,000 troops and
heavy armor along Ukraine’s borders, according to the West, which fears that
the Kremlin will stage an incursion.
“Diplomacy is the only responsible way,” Kuleba
said.
Moscow has denied plans for an invasion and said it
does not want war but is seeking security guarantees from Washington and NATO
to curb the eastwards expansion of the alliance.
These include a guarantee that
NATO will not admit
new members, in particular Ukraine, and the
US will not establish new military
bases in ex-Soviet countries.
During a phone
conversation with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian on Saturday, Kuleba
said it was important to stay “vigilant and firm” during negotiations with
Moscow.
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