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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov (R) stand near US and Russian flags during talks on Ukraine in Geneva, Switzerland "/> </a> <p>The eight-hour talks between US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman (L) and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov (R) contained 'no surprises'</p> </div> <div class="group"> <div class="longText"> <p>Top diplomats from the US and Russia held talks on Monday in Geneva, seeking to quell heightened tensions over Moscow's troop buildup near its border with Ukraine.</p> <p>The meeting between US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and her Russian counterpart, <a href="/web/20220113123236/https://www.dw.com/en/russia-says-not-hopeful-ahead-of-talks-with-us-over-ukraine/a-60372383">Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov,</a> concluded in the Swiss city after eight hours of discussions.</p> <p>Russian representatives are this week also set to meet delegations from NATO and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 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<p>Speaking to reporters after the talks concluded, Russia's deputy foreign minister said that the talks with the US were "difficult" and "professional." But he said the US positions came as "no surprise."</p> <p>"Certain threats or warnings were put forward [...] We explained to our colleagues that we have no plans to 'attack' Ukraine," Ryabkov said.</p> <p>"There is no basis for fearing any escalated scenario in this regard," the Russian diplomat added.</p> <div class="col3 right"> <div class="standaloneWrap"> <div class="imgTeaserL video" data-media-id="60383865"> <div class="mediaItem" data-media-id="60383865"> <input type="hidden" name="player_type" value="video"> <input type="hidden" name="file_name" value="https://tvdownloaddw-a.akamaihd.net/Events/mp4/je/je20220111_shermanDay_hd.mp4"> <input type="hidden" name="file_duration" value="23"> <input type="hidden" name="display_date" value="20220110"> <input type="hidden" name="media_id" value="60383865"> <input type="hidden" name="media_title" value="Sherman: 'We will not make decisions about Ukraine without Ukraine'"> <input type="hidden" name="dk_content" value="false"> <input type="hidden" name="preview_image" value="https://tvdownloaddw-a.akamaihd.net/stills/images/je/je20220111_shermanDay_image_1024x576_3.jpg"> <input type="hidden" name="isLiveVideo" value="false"> <input type="hidden" name="categorieIDs" value="19990022"> <input type="hidden" name="navigationIDs" value="3232"> <div class="teaserImg" title="Sherman: 'We will not make decisions about Ukraine without Ukraine'" alt="Sherman: 'We will not make decisions about Ukraine without Ukraine'"> <div class="videoContainer" id="videoContainer-60383865" rel="dynamic videoData for javascript"></div> <div class="playButtonArea"> <div class="customPlayBtn"> <div class="playBtnImgBox"></div> <span class="playBtnText">Watch video</span> <span class="right">00:23</span> </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> window.addEventListener("load", () => { DW_PLAYER.shareLocalization = "Share"; DW_PLAYER.localization = { rewind: "Back 10 seconds", settings: "Settings", hd: "Quality", fullscreen: "Full screen", cc: "Closed captions", nextUp: "Next up", playlist: "Playlist", pause: "Pause", play: "Play", player: "Video player", prev: "Previous", next: "Next", close: "Close", replay: "Replay", volume: "Volume" }; }); </script> <div class="teaserContentWrap information"> <h2>Sherman: 'We will not make decisions about Ukraine without Ukraine'</h2> <span class="icon video"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Sherman described the talks as "frank and forthright" — but added that Washington pushed back against Moscow's security proposals.</p> <p>The US diplomat said it wasn't clear from Monday's talks whether Moscow would commit to deescalation.</p> <p>"I don't think we know the answer to that. We made it very clear that it's very hard to have constructive, productive and successful diplomacy without deescalation," Sherman told reporters.</p> <p>She added that the US delegation rejected Russia's demands for guarantees from NATO that it would stop its eastward expansion.</p> <h2>Where does each side stand? </h2> <p>The West is concerned that <a href="/web/20220113123236/https://www.dw.com/en/opinion-putin-gets-his-way-as-west-scrambles/a-60368080">Russia's massing of troops</a> and military hardware near the border with Ukraine could lead to an invasion. Moscow has denied that is the intention.</p> <p>The Kremlin is seeking assurances that NATO will no longer expand eastward and that Ukraine will never be given membership to the military alliance.</p> <p>Washington has made clear that many of those demands are non-starters. 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This is a positive signal."</p> <p>Stoltenberg said there would be focus on European security issues while it would listen to what Russia had to say.</p> <p>"We will listen to Russia's concerns, but any meaningful dialogue must also address our concerns about Russia's actions."</p> <h2>The lead-up to talks</h2> <p><a href="/web/20220113123236/https://www.dw.com/en/joe-biden-and-vladimir-putin-hold-constructive-phone-call/a-60299985">US President Joe Biden held two phone calls</a> with <a href="/web/20220113123236/https://www.dw.com/en/putin-makes-repeated-calls-for-immediate-nato-talks/a-60121450">Russian President Vladimir Putin</a> in previous weeks.</p> <p>Biden warned his Russian counterpart of serious consequences, should Moscow invade Ukraine again, after annexing the Crimean Peninsula in 2014. 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