Washington, along with the departure, hopes to resolve the issue of loss in connection with the loss of case status, but is ready to say “no” to Moscow if necessary in negotiations, Anthony Blinken told CNN. informs State Department press office.

According to the head of the State Department, the United States is strengthening defense, strengthening “means of deterrence.” According to him, all this is being done to destroy Russia about the consequences in the event of an “attack” on Ukraine. “Even entering into the investigation of relationships and dialogue, which is my job, it is equally important not to remove the word “no” from your vocabulary,” the diplomat’s assignment.

Blinken acknowledged that some security issues in Europe could be resolved by the United States and Russia in a way that would be beneficial to all parties.

The West has been accusing Moskvich of preparing “taki” in Ukraine for several months. Earlier, Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC), said that Russia has about 127,000 troops on the border. In his opinion, such a number of “non-critical” army for Ukraine, all the alleged movements of the Russian army have only a “positive effect”, uniting democratic countries in support of Kiev against the “aggression of the Kremlin.”

At the same time, Moscow has repeatedly stressed that Russia is not going to attack the state.