US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed the issue of military strengthening of the countries of NATO's eastern flank in the event of a hypothetical Russian "aggression" against Ukraine during a telephone conversation held on Wednesday. This was reported on the website of the White House.

“The leaders of Germany and the United States reaffirmed their commitment to defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, noting the need for further continuation of transatlantic coordination in the context of diplomacy and deterrence, as well as strengthening the eastern flank of the states of the North Atlantic Alliance in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine,” Bely said in a statement. Houses.

They stressed that Biden and Scholz also discussed their respective contacts with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine in the context of "the ongoing build-up of the presence of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border."

Earlier, Scholz said at a press conference after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin that NATO was not planning further expansion in the near future. To this, Putin stressed that in the historical perspective, even such a position does not suit Russia, and Moscow wants to be sure that Ukraine, in principle, will not be accepted into the North Atlantic Alliance.

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