Secretary of State Antony Blinken to ABC: US open to talking with Russia about missiles, troop exercises

The U.S. and Russia were set to kick off talks over Ukraine on Sunday.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the United States was open to discussing limits on missile deployments and troop exercises in Europe during talks with Russia this week over Ukraine.

"There are confidence-building measures, there are risk-reduction measures, all of which, if done reciprocally, I think can really reduce tensions and address concerns," Blinken told told ABC "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos.

And after Russia sent troops to help quell unrest in neighboring Kazakhstan, Blinken did not rule out that events there could come up in talks -- even though Russia has ruled that out.

He criticized Kazakhstan's president ordering security forces to shoot to kill protesters.