Russian Ambassador to the USA Anatoly Antonov. Archive photo WASHINGTON, January 13 — RIA Novosti. Moscow sees the US pressure on Russia as Washington’s inability to reasonably defend its point of view at the talks, said Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov.
& # 34; It seems that American politicians launched the myth through the press about & # 34; imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine & # 34; and now they themselves are overcoming their own phobias. Moreover, for the requirements of legislators & # 34; it is more painful to punish & # 34; our country is an attempt to influence Russia against the background of ongoing negotiations on European security. In such pressure we see the inability of the United States to reasonably defend its point of view at the negotiating table & # 34 ;, — says Antonov's statement.
Russia has repeatedly denied accusations of the West and Ukraine of escalation, stating that it does not threaten anyone or anyone the day before, Brussels hosted a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council, before that, on Monday, bilateral talks between the delegations of Russia and the United States took place in Geneva. 
Russia should not be intimidated by US «crippling» sanctions, Antonov said The Kremlin insists on the termination of military cooperation of the bloc with post-Soviet countries, refusal to establish bases on their territory, restrictions on the deployment of strike weapons near the Russian border, the export of American nuclear weapons from Europe and guarantees of NATO expansion eastward. Consultations will continue today in Vienna at the OSCE Permanent Council. 
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