WASHINGTON Jan 19 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, a written response from the United States to Russia's proposals on security guarantees. preferred,» Blinken said at a press conference in Kiev, answering a related question.14:17Russia is not ready to endlessly wait for a response from the United States and NATO, said Ryabkov»We did not make any proposals to Russia in the context of the past discussions. We outlined our concerns about the challenges that Russia poses for the security of the European region. They, in turn, expressed their concerns,» the US Secretary of State added. Speaking about Russian demands on the US in the field of security, Blinken stressed that the US does not know which of them are key for Moscow. At the same time, the US Secretary of State added that a number of these requirements are «unacceptable» for the US.00:15The White House called on Moscow to «make a decision» on European securityAt the end of 2021, Russia published draft treaties with the United States and agreements with NATO on security guarantees. Moscow, in particular, demands from its Western partners legal guarantees of refusing further expansion of NATO to the east, from joining the bloc of Ukraine and from creating military bases in post-Soviet countries. On January 10, Russia and the United States held a new round of dialogue on strategic stability in Geneva. It was followed by a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council in Brussels. It was followed on Thursday, January 13, by consultations at the Vienna site of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The main focus of these discussions was the security proposals that the Russian side presented to the United States and NATO at the end of last year against the background of the escalation of the crisis in Ukraine. img src=»/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/fd9c29b490d7f6797e65735eea16e038.jpg» />Infographic
