WASHINGTON – The Biden administration reiterated Saturday that “no firm commitment” will be made by the United States during diplomatic talks with Russia this coming week.

Washington and Moscow are having talks in the midst of a remarkable deployment by Russian troops along the Ukrainian border.

An anonymous senior official from the administration warned of Russian disinformation Saturday ahead of diplomatic negotiations that are scheduled to start next week in Geneva.

I am able to assure you upfront that no commitment will be made during these negotiations. These talks will be both serious and concrete, but will remain exploratory. According to a senior administration official, all the discussions must be brought back to Washington and discussed later with allies.

Kyiv warned America and its European allies for months that thousands of Russian soldiers were encamping at the country’s eastern borders. It has brought back memories of Russia’s 2014 annexation and massing of troops along its eastern border. This triggered an array of sanctions.

A senior official in the administration told reporters that while we prefer to negotiate with Russia diplomatically, we’re more than willing and completely aligned with our allies and partners on how Russia should be punished through sanctions and export controls targeting key industries and a stronger NATO presence on territory entrusted to us.

An official from Biden’s administration declined to provide further details on what steps they were prepared to take.

Official said “We’ll know more within a week about which direction we are going,” adding that America will be there with a sense “of realism” and not “a feeling of optimism.”

The official said that they were open to seeing if Russia came to the talks in a spirit and seriousness, ready to talk about these issues in concrete results-oriented ways.

CNBC reached out to the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. but they did not respond immediately.

On the heels of a high-stakes callThere are two presidents Joe BidenRussian President Vladimir PutinThere was a substantial military buildup at the Ukrainian border.

On December 30, at 00:00, the call will be made. second known discussion between the two leaders this monthPutin requested that the teleconference be scheduled.

Biden reiterated his concerns about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and vowed to “respond decisively”, along with allies and friends, if necessary.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has stated previously that even though thousands of troops were deployed to Ukraine’s frontier, Moscow was not planning on an invasion of the ex-Soviet country. Putin also supported the right of Russia to send troops to its borders. He accused NATO, however, for escalating tensions through building military bases in countries adjacent to Russia.

Russia described NATO’s Eastward Expansion as a “redline” and posed security threats to Moscow.

Biden declined accept Putin’s “red lines” on Ukraine during their two-hour video call on Dec. 7.

Ukraine sought membership into NATO in 2002. This is the largest military alliance on the planet. where the group’s Article 5 clause states that an attack on one member country is considered an attack on all of them.

U.S.-Russian officials will host security talks next week. They will focus on the Arms Control Agreements, NATO, Russian Military Activity, rising tensions about Ukraine, as well as NATO and Russian Military Activities. This meeting is part of the Strategic Security Dialogue, which Biden and Putin had announced at their meetings. June summit in Geneva.