NATO will hold separate talks with Russian diplomats on Monday. The reason is the concern that for several weeks about 100,000 Russian troops have been deployed near the border with Ukraine.
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NATO could abandon its mission at Russia’s borders if Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees to end his threats to invade Ukraine.
NBC News also reports that US officials are willing to propose to discuss a reduction in US troop deployments and military exercises in Eastern Europe if they see Moscow taking the negotiations seriously.
But at the same time, the Alliance will not budge under pressure from the Russian president, who warns of a military response to any further NATO expansion to its borders.
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