one of putin s closest allies. absolutely. matthew, you re there with a view that very few in the world have right now. what is the mood? what is the feeling on the streets of moscow right now? reporter: i think that s a good question. it s divided. there s a lot of relief, of course, that the bloodshed and the threat of an armed incursion into moscow, the russian capital, was averted by this deal being done. but there was also a great deal of sympathy with the critique that yevgeny prigozhin made about the conduct of the war in ukraine. a lot of anger that was simmering beneath the surface that yevgeny prigozhin sort of expressed on the part of many, many russians who have seen tens of thousands of their soldiers killed inside russia. so relief, but also anxiety as
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ukraine s border. president biden has warned of serious consequences should russia s vladimir putin move ahead with invasion. the kremlin sees nato support for ukraine as a growing threat on russia s western flank. that s right. blinken and lavrov s meeting, it s an effort to avoid having this clash of wills end in blood shed in ukraine, damage u.s. credibility, and, you know, unpredictable side effects like a potentially huge spike in energy prices. a lot at stake. covering the talks as only cnn can, cnn s fred lick plotkin is in geneva. nic robertson is in moscow for us. let s start with you, fretd. w fred. what message is the secretary of state bringing to the counterpart? reporter: they rolled past where i am a couple minutes ago. the secretary of state is going to have a strong message if russia decides to further invade ukraine, if there is an armed incursion into ukrainian territory, there will be a
sea. that brings it right in line with president biden s remark last night that there were about 150,000 troops in the region. it s very important they ve got the same sort of assessment when it comes to the level of forces that russia has deployed close to ukraine. but there is a deviation in this latest document to say we ve seen exclusively. the ukranians are saying they do not believe that level of forces is sufficient for russia to carry out a large-scale armed incursion or large-scale attack. the possibility, despite the diplomatic efforts, there is still a possibility of a russian attack. take a listen. the united states is prepared no matter what happens. we are ready with diplomacy to engage in diplomacy with russia and our allies and partners to improve stability and security in europe as a whole, and we are
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