BRUSSELS, Feb 15 —The European Union is ready to discuss Russia’s security concerns, the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said today, as tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to heighten.

"In order to fulfill the concerns of everybody, the only way is speaking on the table and discuss,” Borrell told BBC Radio 4. "If there is a war between Russia and Ukraine, Nordstream 2 would not become operational”, he added.

Russia has massed more than 100,000 troops around Ukrainian borders in recent months but denies plans to invade. It demands what it says are security guarantees from the West. — Reuters