Borrell also initiated a direct conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
< p> The European Union wants to be a participant in the negotiations between the US and Russia regarding security in Europe. Because of this, Josep Borrell allegedly suggested that EU foreign ministers develop their own & # 171; security guarantees & # 187 ;, Chronicle.info reports with reference to Channel 24.
Borrell's proposal was not supported by all
By According to the American edition, this is allegedly stated in a letter from the head of European diplomacy. Borrell sent it to the foreign ministers of the European Union.
The politician insisted that the main goal should be to ensure the participation of the European Union in the negotiation process with Russia. He stressed that he was in favor of separate European proposals on security. Borrell also & nbsp; initiated a direct conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
However, not all ministers supported the diplomat's proposal. This is despite the fact that the head of diplomacy promised & # 171; full coordination and coordination with NATO & # 187; when formulating European proposals on “conventional arms control and confidence and security-building measures”.
On January 10, talks between representatives of the United States and Russia on & # 171; security guarantees & # 187; took place in Geneva. Neither Vladimir Putin nor Joe Biden took part in them. In general, the conversation lasted 7 hours in a closed format. However, it was not possible to agree on anything concrete.
It is known that the Kremlin demanded that Ukraine never join NATO. This is allegedly a question of & # 171; national security & # 187; For Russia. However, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman stressed that Washington will not allow anyone to close the door to NATO for any country.