Rejects calls to impose immediate sanctions because it would ‘undercut deterrence’
Blinken did a Sunday news show blitz after a week of negotiations in Europe
He ruled out sanctioning Russia before it ran afoul of the West’s warnings despite Ukrainian officials claiming economic penalties after an invasion are useless
The US’s chief diplomat also wouldn’t say if Kyiv was safe in the short term
Talks between him and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva on Friday saw no breakthroughs but both sides agreed to keep talking
