US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has held a round of emergency meetings with his counterparts from key European countries to coordinate a unified Western response to the recent massing of Russian troops at the border between Russia and Ukraine.
After a meeting in Brussels with the foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany and Italy - held at the headquarters of Nato, the US-led military alliance in Europe - Mr Blinken pledged America's "unwavering support" for Ukraine's independence.
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