WASHINGTON – U.S. and Russian officials will hold security talks next month amid an alarming Russian military buildup on its shared border with Ukraine.

This meeting, which will take place on Jan. 10, 2019, will concentrate on the issues of arms control and Russian military activity. It also highlights rising tensions regarding Ukraine. It will take place as part the Strategic Security Dialogue between President Joe Biden of Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin. June summit in Geneva.

Russia will be able to bring its concerns when they meet for a conversation. We can also raise concerns about Russia’s actions. A spokesperson for the National Security Council stated that we will adhere to “nothing regarding our Allies or partners without our Allies, partners, and including Ukraine” NBC News in a statement.

There will be points where progress can be made and there will also areas where disagreements will occur. Without naming the Biden administration spokesperson, the spokesperson stated that diplomacy is all about negotiating.

According to the spokesperson, NATO allies would join further talks that were scheduled for January 12th and 13.

Biden was joined by Putin earlier in the month. spoke for two hours via secure videoA backdrop of increasing national security concerns.

Ukraine warned Washington and European allies for months that Russian troops are assembling along its eastern frontier. It is a similar development to Moscow’s 2014 invasion in Crimea. Moscow was hit with a series sanctions after an international uproar sparked by the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation.

Biden informed Putin that his administration would not consider sending U.S. soldiers to Ukraine. However, an invasion by Russia’s ex Soviet neighbor could trigger political and economic countermeasures.

Putin assured Biden during their phone call that Ukraine would never apply to NATO and that he will not give up on the promise that Russian troops wouldn’t attack.

Since 2002 Ukraine has been seeking acceptance to the most powerful military alliance in the world. An attack on any one country would be considered an attack against all.

NATO’s expansion to the east has been criticized by Russia as a security risk. The Kremlin argued that Ukraine’s accession into NATO could lead to NATO troops moving on Russia’s border.