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NATO and Russia are in high-level talks as Ukraine tensions simmer

The meeting comes during a week of high-stakes diplomacy and a U.S.-led effort to prevent what Washington believes could be a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Moscow denies it is planning an attack.

BRUSSELS (AP) — Senior NATO and Russian officials are meeting Wednesday to try to bridge seemingly irreconcilable differences over the future of Ukraine, amid deep skepticism that Russian President Vladimir Putin's security proposals for easing tensions are genuine.

The meeting comes during a week of high-stakes diplomacy and a U.S.-led effort to prevent preparations for what Washington believes could be a Russian invasion of

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