US and European diplomats meet in Berlin to discuss Ukraine situation

US and European diplomats meet in Berlin to discuss Ukraine situation
Antony Blinken is greeted by Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s foreign minister, ahead of talks on Ukraine (Kay Nietfeld/Pool via AP)

Top American and European diplomats are meeting in Berlin on Thursday as the allies seek to project a united front to Russia over concerns that it may be planning an invasion of Ukraine.

Russia has massed an estimated 100,000 troops near Ukraine, and the US president, Joe Biden, said on Wednesday he thinks Moscow will invade. He warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country would pay a “dear price” in lives lost and a possible cut-off from the global banking system if it does.

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