Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken meeting in GenevaGENEVA, 21 Jan. The United States at the meeting in Geneva tried to put Ukraine at the forefront, while Moscow never heard confirmation of their concerns about «threats» from the Russian Federation, however, I am almost sure that the written response of the United States will include a passage about Ukraine, said in On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. «Our American colleagues tried once again today to put Ukraine at the forefront of this entire process. It seemed to me that in the end, after our explanations, they, having retained their concerns, as they call them, nevertheless understood, that we need to focus on the content of our proposals,» Lavrov said at a press conference following a meeting with the US Secretary of State. /wp-content/uploads/2022/01/9c1bc3a39d5b7b5763e688a37a94be3d.jpg» />Infographic»I'm almost sure that somehow, one way or another, Ukraine will also sound there. But today I did not hear a single argument that would justify the American position on the issue of what is happening on the Russian-Ukrainian border. Only concerns, concerns, concern,» Lavrov said. At 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 US and NATO at the end of last year against the backdrop of the escalating crisis in Ukraine. called the purpose of sending British special forces to Ukraine
