White House Says It Expects Progress With Russia in Talks, Calls Some Russian Proposals ‘Not Viable’

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on Jan. 4, 2022. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

The White House said it expects to make progress with Russia during talks next week, but that some of Moscow’s proposals are “not viable.”

The two countries have scheduled three sets of talks to take place in Europe.