* Kremlin envoys said the talks were 'very disappointing' in Vienna Thursday and next steps would be reached after they brief Russian President Vladimir Putin
* Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov would 'neither confirm nor exclude' the possibility that Russia could send military assets to Cuba and Venezuela
* Ryabkov said it was up to the United States how the situation would play out
* But State Secretary Antony Blinken put the onus on Putin in an MSNBC interview
* On Weds. Russia demanded a guarantee that Ukraine will never be let into NATO
* But this was unanimously rejected, as were other demands made by the Kremlin
* NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned there was now 'a real risk of a new armed conflict in Europe' with Russia having built up troops on Ukraine's border
* Meanwhile, Russia cranked up its war games with live-fire exercises
Talks to find a diplomatic solution to the worsening situation between Russia and Ukraine are on the brink of collapse after Thursday's meeting as a key US ambassador warned 'the drumbeat of war is sounding loud.'
Secretary of State Antony Blinken hit the airwaves on Thursday morning where he also weighed in on the crisis, claiming the 'jury is still out' on whether Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggressive military buildup on Ukraine's border will end with an invasion.
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Update: Blinken says NATO's door will remain open despite Russian demands -MSNBC (Reuters)
WNU Editor: The Kremlin is also coming to the same conclusions .... Russian President Putin Briefed On 'Very Disapppointing' Security Talks.
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HAS ANYTHING BLINKY HAS DONE EVER WORKED OUT BESIDES SCHMOOZING IN DEMOCRAT CIRCLES?
Yielding to such Russian demands would only result in Russia immediately beginning to test the boundaries of whatever deals were made in order to determine Western resolve in enforcing them. That little game would continue for as long as it takes Russia to find and expolit inherent weaknesses or loopholes. In short, there is little point in expecting Russia to abide by the letter, let alone the spirit, of such agreements. A non-NATO Ukraine would have to be offset by an equally restrictive agreement on Russia's part, something Russia is unlikely to agree to let alone abide by.
Will the Democrats look to have a small war with Russia, in the hope that it won't go nuclear, to distract the American public from the abject failures of the Democratic government & try to increase support for Biden ? It's been done in the past by other governments like that of Argentina in 1982. Keep ducking 🙈
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