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Russian answer proposals for security guarantees next week. At the same time, some of the proposals were declared unacceptable. Bloomberg reported, citing an official in Washington.
Previously, the Russian Foreign Ministry published draft agreements between Russia, the United States and NATO on security guarantees. In particular, Moscow has called on NATO to commit to excluding further expansion and entry into the Alliance of Ukraine. Russia has also called on NATO to abandon any military activity in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
As Russian Foreign Minister Maria Zakharova said, Russia expects to hold serious talks with the United States on proposed security projects … She recalled that the US had received draft agreements between the Russian Federation and the United States on security guarantees. According to a foreign ministry spokesman, Washington was given an explanation of the logic of Russia's approach and provided arguments in detail.
Meanwhile, the official of the European Union's foreign policy service, Peter Stano, commented on Russia's proposals to NATO and the United States regarding security guarantees. According to him, Moscow must respect the right of sovereign states to freely determine its foreign and security policy. This also applies to decisions to join one or the other alliance.