New York: U.S. and Russian diplomats discuss Ukraine Debate in the Security Council. U.S. to discuss topic This is after the meeting is called. The U.S. says Russia has deployed large numbers of troops along the Ukraine border, the first such incident in decades in Europe. Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield said.
However, in the case of Russia, the U.S. Russian Ambassador Vasily Nebenzia retorted that he was interfering unnecessarily. He said there was no evidence that Russia was ready to invade, and that the U.S. was reluctant to deploy troops on its own soil. He said there was no need to intervene.
The U.S. and Britain have warned of further sanctions if Russia continues to invade. The U.S. threatens to cut Russia off from the international economy. However, the Russian embassy wrote on Facebook that they would not back down from the threat of US sanctions and that it was Washington, not Moscow, that was causing the problems. A few European leaders are leaving for Ukraine on Tuesday for talks.