February 4, 2022
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The US administration will send an interdepartmental delegation to Sofia, Bucharest and Brussels next week to discuss the situation around Ukraine, TASS reports, citing a press release from the State Department.
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–The delegation will be led by State Department Adviser Derek Cholet. His position is equivalent to that of deputy head of the US State Department.
US emissaries will be in Bulgaria, Romania and Belgium from February 7 to 11. The visit will be a “continuation of Washington’s large-scale diplomatic efforts”, along with its “European allies in support of a united approach” to Russia in the current situation around Ukraine, the State Department said. These joint efforts are aimed at encouraging Russia to “choose diplomacy and de-escalation”, informs “Focus”.
In Bulgaria, Cholet and his entourage will hold a new round of bilateral strategic dialogue, in Romania they will discuss, among other things, the deployment of additional US troops, and in Brussels they will meet with NATO and EU representatives to continue discussions on the situation. around Ukraine, to study the progress of the dialogue with Moscow on security, as well as the development of potential new tough economic sanctions against Russia.
