RUSSIA DOWNPLAYS THREAT TO UKRAINE IN GENEVA TALKS.

Russian officials have said during high-level talks in Geneva that they have no intention of invading Ukraine, a top US diplomat says. Reports say that about one hundred thousand Russian troops have been deployed near the border with Ukraine, prompting fears of an incursion. Russia warned the US not to underestimate the risks involved in Moscow’s confrontation with the West. The US has said there would be sanctions if Russia were to attack. Meanwhile, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell Fontelles said he believed that a Russian invasion was still possible.