US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke over the telephone with her Indian counterpart Harsh Shringla and discussed the alleged Russian troops buildup on the border with Ukraine, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a readout of the conversation on Wednesday

A senior State Department official on Tuesday declined to provide an update on whether the United States will provide written responses to Russia's security proposals as requested by Moscow

US Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman and OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid welcome Poland's proposal to launch a European security dialogue at the OSCE to discuss urgent issues confronting the continent, including Russia's "military build-up" on the Ukrainian border, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Friday

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is an economic venture and should not be tied to the conflict in eastern Ukraine, whose resolution can be only diplomatic, German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Thursday

There is a chance that Russian President Vladimir Putin will decide not to engage in diplomacy to resolve the disagreements over NATO military posture near the Russian borders, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on Wednesday

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on Wednesday that Russia's presence at this week's security meetings to address concerns in Eastern Europe has been useful but the United States and NATO allies cannot agree to some of Moscow's proposals including those concerning NATO's expansion

The dialogue of the NATO-Russia Council began on Wednesday and Russia had the opportunity to hear what the alliance's members other than the United States have to say, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told journalists

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on Wednesday that she hopes Russian representatives at the NATO-Russia Council meeting will brief President Vladimir Putin and he will agree that diplomacy is the right path to take