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NEW YORK – The Kremlin does not see “many reasons for optimism” in the US responses to its requests to redesign the security architecture in Europe, but it does not close the door to dialogue. It may mean that Putin intends at least to verify the potential diplomatic way out offered by Biden, after the massing of 127,000 soldiers on the border with Ukraine, or that he still needs some time, perhaps after the Winter Olympics. in China, to prepare and order the military offensive.