The State Department did not say whether the United States will give a written response to Russia's proposals

US Department of State Building in Washington DC WASHINGTON, Jan 12 US State Department spokesman Ned Price declined to tell reporters whether his country plans to give Russia a written response to the proposals on security guarantees that Moscow has requested, but expressed hope that the upcoming contacts between the parties will be productive. «We do not plan to disclose now the form and modality of those contacts. However, we are committed to continuing the dialogue and contacts that we hope will bring us results, «Price said in a regular briefing. The expert said about the «strange» tone of NATO in negotiations with Russia. He clarified that additional contacts between the parties will follow in the coming days. «It is no secret that this will require intensive consultations on the part of the Russian delegation with high-ranking officials in Russia, including President (Vladimir) Putin … We, for our part, inform (about what is happening) the Congress, but, equally importantly, we also work closely with our allies and partners, «the American diplomat added. Sherman: The United States considers some of Russia's security proposals to be» impassable » on their proposals for security guarantees. As the Russian diplomat noted, Moscow's theses are «absolutely understandable and interrelated,» and the Russian Federation expects NATO countries to consider the possibility of their implementation. On Wednesday, a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council was held in Brussels, and earlier on Monday, bilateral talks were held in Geneva between the delegations of Russia and the United States. … Talks in the RF-OSCE format are scheduled for Thursday in Vienna.