US Permanent Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that Washington is considering military measures in the event of Russia's invasion of Ukraine..

She noted that the United States will continue to provide Ukraine with military equipment and provide "

Linda Thomas-Greenfield was asked on the air of the Moldovan television channel Jurnal TV whether Washington is considering military measures along with economic ones..

" We have indicated that we do not rule out anything in terms of our response,"

The US Permanent Representative also recalled that since 2014 they have provided the Ukrainian army with $ 2.7 billion in assistance, and during the recent visit of the Secretary of State to Ukraine, additional funding was announced..

" But if we do not find a diplomatic solution, we will respond to any actions that Russia takes regarding Ukraine,"

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The day before, Russian-American security talks were held in Geneva at the level of the heads of the foreign affairs agencies of Russia and the United States, Sergey Lavrov and Anthony Blinken.

Earlier it was reported that the United States is considering the issue of evacuating family members of its diplomats who are in Ukraine, since Russia has already pulled over 100,000 troops to the border..

The US Embassy in Kiev now employs about 180 American citizens and 560 Ukrainians.. A significant number of American diplomats live in Ukraine with their families, the exact number of which is not known..

Russia has been actively building up troops on the border with Ukraine for several months.

Against the backdrop of talks about the possibility of a full-scale war, the Russian Federation demands security guarantees from NATO, according to which the Alliance must refuse to join Ukraine and any military activities in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia.

Read more about what Moscow is seeking and whether the West will make concessions to it, read in the articles.

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and about the strategy of the Joe Biden administration regarding the containment of large-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine, read the article by Alexander Khara "