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Munich Security Conference. File photoBERLIN, Feb 19The G7 is ready to engage in dialogue with Russia on European security, confidence-building and arms control, the G7 foreign ministers said in a statement following their meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. «We have taken note of Russia's recent statements that it is ready for We underline our commitment to Russia to engage in dialogue on issues of mutual interest, such as European security, risk reduction, transparency, confidence-building and arms control,» the German Foreign Ministry said in a statement.The G7 foreign ministers expressed concern about the situation around Ukraine At the end of 2021, Russia published draft agreements with the United States and agreements with NATO on security guarantees. Moscow, in particular, demands from its Western partners legal guarantees of refusing further eastward expansion of NATO, joining the Ukrainian bloc, and establishing military bases in post-Soviet countries. The proposals also contain a clause on the non-deployment of NATO strike weapons near Russia's borders and the withdrawal of alliance forces in Eastern Europe to the positions of 1997. According to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, the document reflects US concerns about Russia's security actions and proposals on areas where countries can find points of contact. According to him, there are «very positive things» in the written response, the United States is ready to advance in areas where cooperation with Russia is possible, ready to discuss common security, the response once again emphasizes that the United States will not compromise the «open door» principle of NATO. The Russian Foreign Ministry published a response to the US reaction to Russian security guarantees, which, in particular, noted that the United States did not react to the proposal to bring nuclear weapons deployed outside its borders to the national territory and to refuse their further deployment outside the national territory.The G7 countries declared their solidarity with UkrainePosted by: Daria Buimova