US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken accepted the offer of the Russian side to take part in talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on February 23. This was stated at a briefing by White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki.

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The day before, US State Department spokesman Ned Price reported that Blinken was ready to meet with Lavrov on the dates proposed by the Russian side..

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Prior to this, the US Secretary of State said that he sent a letter to the Russian Foreign Minister on Thursday with a proposal to hold a face-to-face meeting next week..

Recently, Blinken and Lavrov had two telephone conversations - on February 12 and 15.

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Recall, speaking at the UN Security Council on Thursday, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken listed the possibilities that Russia could use as pretexts for an invasion, including organizing a chemical weapons attack..

Blinken said potential Russian false-flag actions could include a "

Also, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the ongoing tension between Russia and Ukraine "

Western intelligence estimates that Russian President Vladimir Putin could launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine at any moment, although the US claims it does not know whether Putin has made the final decision to attack Ukraine..

Pentagon Speaker John Kirby for the first time said that the United States is preparing a package of military assistance to Ukraine, which will include not only defensive, but also offensive weapons.

The Kremlin's plans for Ukraine are clear and understandable - either domination or liquidation. Therefore, everything is extremely clear with the strategic goals of the eastern neighbor, the only question is tactics.

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