U.S. State Department building in Washington DCWASHINGTON, Feb. 1 The United States received a response from Russia to its proposal on the de-escalation of the situation in Ukraine, RIA Novosti was confirmed at the State Department. Earlier, the Associated Press agency reported receiving a response.
"He called it unproductive to negotiate in public space and said that the United States would leave it up to Russia to discuss this response.According to the representative of the State Department, Washington is committed to dialogue with Moscow on security issues, including the Ukrainian crisis, and intends to continue close consultations with its allies and partners. , including Kyiv.
Russia does not exclude Ukraine's provocations against the DPR and LPRDiscussion about security guaranteesAt the end of last year, Moscow handed over draft documents on security guarantees to Brussels and Washington. The Kremlin insists on ending the bloc’s military cooperation with the post-Soviet countries, refusing to create bases on their territory, limiting the deployment of strike weapons near the Russian border, removing American nuclear weapons from Europe, and guaranteeing NATO’s non-expansion to the east. In January, a series of consultations were held between Russia on this issue , the US and the alliance: on January 9-10, the issue was discussed in Geneva at meetings with the American side, on January 12 — at a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council, and on January 13 — at the OSCE site. Even before the start of negotiations, Washington called some points of the draft unacceptable, Moscow noted that this was not an ultimatum, but it would not make unilateral concessions, especially under pressure. Last Wednesday, the United States and NATO sent Moscow written responses to Russia's proposals on security guarantees . Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow is studying them.Nebenzya predicted Ukraine's collapse due to sabotage of the Minsk agreementsUkrainian issueIn recent months, relations between Russia and the West have become even more tense, the situation around Ukraine has worsened. Washington and Brussels accuse Moscow of preparing an «invasion», declaring that Russian troops are being pulled up to the border with a neighboring state. Against this background, the North Atlantic Alliance is strengthening its presence in Eastern Europe. In particular, on January 24, it became known about the transfer of a Danish frigate to the Baltic and four Danish fighters to Lithuania, Spanish ships and Dutch fighters to Bulgaria, as well as the possible dispatch of French units to Romania. Moscow rejects all claims, emphasizing that they are moving troops within their territories. The Russian side also recalls that Ukraine does not comply with the Minsk agreements, which provide for a ceasefire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the line of contact. Now Kiev has concentrated half of the army’s personnel on the border with the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR and is regularly shelling the militias, including using prohibited equipment — the Javelin anti-tank missile system and the Bayraktar strike drone. «- to build up a foreign grouping at the Russian borders. In addition, they explained that the main reason for the escalation in Ukraine is the actions of the United States and NATO, which send military instructors, weapons and equipment there, increase the number of exercises, thereby pushing Kiev towards military adventures.
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