U.S. to discuss missiles in Ukraine and military exercises with Russians, officials say

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks in the briefing room of the State Department in Washington, D.C., Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

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Top U.S. officials will head into talks with Russian counterparts Monday willing to discuss the placement of missiles in Ukraine and the scope of regional military exercises, two administration officials said Saturday.

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will join Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, in Geneva Monday for bilateral talks over the standoff in Ukraine. Russia has roughly 100,000 troops stationed along the borders of the Eastern European country, leading the U.S. and its allies to seek a

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