GENEVA (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Friday that a weekslong standoff over Ukraine is at a "critical moment," as he headed into talks with his Russian counterpart amid rising concerns that Europe could again be beset by war.Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lowered expectations ahead of the meeting in Geneva, with each saying in his own way that the talks were only one step.With 100,000 Russian troops amassed near the Ukrainian border, many fear Moscow is preparing to invade — and the U.S.

and its allies are scrambling to present a united front to hopefully prevent that or coordinate a response if they can't."We don’t expect to resolve our differences here today.

But I do hope and expect that we can test whether the path of diplomacy or dialogue remains open," Blinken told Lavrov. "This is a critical moment."Lavrov, meanwhile, said he did not "expect a breakthrough at these negotiations either.

What we expect is concrete answers to our concrete proposals." Moscow has demanded concessions from NATO over the western alliance's relationship with Ukraine, a former Soviet republic.Washington and its allies have repeatedly promised "severe" consequences such as biting economic sanctions — though not military action — against Russia if an invasion goes ahead.Blinken repeated that warning Friday.

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