According to the agency AFP Blinken called on Russia to de-escalate tensions, “continue on the diplomatic path” to resolve the current situation and withdraw troops and military equipment from Ukraine’s borders. The Russian side expressed considerable dissatisfaction with the results of the telephone call.
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According to Vladimir Putin, the United States ignored Russia’s “main concerns” in Moscow’s demands for so-called “security guarantees” regarding Ukraine. states BBC. Putin said this at a press conference after talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
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Putin added that he had in mind the “three key” demands that NATO not expand further, end military cooperation with the former Soviet republics, withdraw nuclear weapons from Europe and do not deploy any offensive weapons that could threaten Russia.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov then called the agency RIA expressed outrage that NATO countries did not understand the indivisibility of security. Earlier agreements, according to Lavrov, give states the opportunity to choose which Alliance to join and strengthen their security, but this must not be at the expense of the safety of other players.
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According to a State Department press release, Blinken also reiterated to his counterpart US commitments to Ukrainian sovereignty, as well as the right of all countries to decide on their own foreign policy and alliance.
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According to Blinken, the United States is willing to discuss security concerns on both sides with Russia and its allies. At the same time, Blinken again threatened “quick and serious consequences” if Russia attacked Ukraine.
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Meanwhile, Moscow is preparing its response to the US response to Russia’s security demands. Meanwhile, she sent detailed questions to Minister Lavrov to Washington, said his deputy Alexandr Gruško. The United States had previously claimed that it had already received an answer, which Russia denied. But President Vladimir Putin could comment on the Kremlin’s response on Tuesday.
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Fears of a possible invasion of Ukraine, whose borders Russia has tens of thousands of troops, have led to increased tensions between Moscow and the West in recent weeks. The Kremlin rejects words about the impending invasion of Ukraine. But it demands a commitment from the United States and NATO, for example, that Ukraine will never join the Alliance.
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The US and NATO rejected key Russian demands in letters from last Wednesday. But Washington has kept the door open for negotiations on other issues, such as the deployment of missiles and the reciprocal restriction of military exercises. According to Lavrov, the American response was a “model of diplomatic decency,” while the NATO response was “ideological.”
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