Germany's finance and foreign ministers cautioned against banning Russian energy imports as the West searches for ways to punish Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he had cancelled a planned meeting with Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov later this week, as Russia had started an invasion of Ukraine
United States said that Russia's move into eastern Ukraine amounts to the "beginning of an invasion" and warned that "severe" sanctions would be announced shortly.
Moscow said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was still ready for talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, after President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine's two separatist regions
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken laid out at the United Nations Security Council on Thursday how Washington believes Russia could seek to invade Ukraine
U.S President Joe Biden on Thursday said the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine was "very high" and could take place within days, despite Moscow's claim to be pulling
The two-day meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue foreign ministers comes amid the Biden administration's concerns about China, even as tensions with Russia over Ukraine rachet up in Europe
Despite concerns in Washington over human rights record, the State Department approved the sale of two major military equipment, including transport planes and radar systems, to Egypt
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken resists imposing immediate sanctions arguing it would remove their deterrent effect
Washington says any Russian aggression towards Ukraine will be met with a ‘severe, united’ response from the West