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 severe response not just from the united states, but from the u.s.
now on bbc news, global questions. hello, welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from kyiv, the capital of ukraine. the government here has been monitoring the intense talks between russia and the west very anxiously. have the negotiations this week defused the tensions on the ukraine russia border, where moscow has been amassing troops? or is it the start of a new cold war? applause welcome to the mystetskyi arsenal cultural centre here in kyiv. let me tell you who is on my panel, who ll be taking questions from the audience here. the deputy prime minister of ukraine is 0lha stefanishyna. although ukraine was not party to the talks this week, she s been presenting the government s position. kristina kvien is the acting ambassador for washington here in ukraine. carl bildt is a former swedish prime minister and one of europe s leading statesman. and professor sergey radchenko is a russian born political scientist based in europe. that s our panel. welcome to you
now on bbc news, global questions travels to kyiv where zeinab badawi and her panel take questions from a local audience to discuss the military crisis in ukraine. hello, welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from kyiv, the capital of ukraine. the government here has been monitoring the intense talks between russia and the west very anxiously. have the negotiations this week defused the tensions on the ukraine russia border, where moscow has been amassing troops? or is it the start of a new cold war? applause welcome to the mystetskyi arsenal cultural centre here in kyiv. let me tell you who is on my panel, who will be taking questions from the audience here. the deputy prime minister of ukraine is olha stefanishyna. although ukraine was not party to the talks this week, she has been presenting the government s position. kristina kvien is the acting ambassador for washington here in ukraine. carl bildt is a former swedish prime minister and one of europe s leadi
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