EU Summit in Brussels. Archival photo BRUSSELS, Jan 9 The EU considers it necessary to have a dialogue with Russia on security issues in coordination with transatlantic and other partners of the union, the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, wrote in his blog on the upcoming discussions with Russia on the architecture of European security. “Dialogue (with Russia — ed.) Is necessary, but strong support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine is also needed … We are closely coordinating our approach with transatlantic and other partners, «Borrell wrote. 
Foreign Ministry: dialogue with the United States on security may be limited to one meetingThe head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, believes that within the framework of the NATO-Russia dialogue on security, proposals on creating mechanisms for managing crises «can be useful.» Russia and the United States will hold consultations in Geneva on January 9-10 on Moscow's proposals on security guarantees, followed by a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council in Brussels, and consultations at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Vienna. At the end of 2021, Russia published a draft treaty with the United States and an agreement with NATO on security guarantees … Moscow, in particular, requires its Western partners to provide legal guarantees against further expansion of NATO to the east, from joining the Ukrainian bloc and from the creation of military bases in post-Soviet countries. this will provide a platform for diplomatic discussions, taking into account our security interests and reaffirming the fundamental principles of European security and stability. For example, proposals for a crisis management mechanism could be useful, «he wrote on his blog. 
Foreign Ministry criticized the US and NATO approach to security negotiations
