The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on Smolenskaya Square in MoscowMOSCOW, Mar 2 The issue of security guarantees will remain key for Russia, if it is resolved, then it will be possible to think about a new architecture of relations with NATO, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko. If this issue of guarantees is resolved, then it will be possible to think about some new architecture of relations with the alliance and with other organizations that exist today,» Grushko said on the air of the Rossiya 24 TV channel. 
Zelensky called on NATO to give Ukraine security guaranteesThe Russian Federation has warned the West many times that NATO's promise to accept Ukraine is a ticking mechanism, sooner or later it will explode, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko. Ukraine) is a ticking mechanism, sooner or later it will explode, and the situation must be radically changed,» he said on the air of the Russia 24 channel. Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize Ukraine early Thursday morning, February 24. In a televised address to the Russians, President Vladimir Putin said that circumstances «require decisive and immediate action from us, the people's republics of Donbass have asked for help.» According to the Russian leader, all responsibility for the bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine. He urged the Ukrainian military not to carry out the criminal orders of the Ukrainian authorities, to lay down their arms and go home. Later, the Russian Defense Ministry stressed that the Russian Armed Forces do not inflict any strikes on the cities of Ukraine: military infrastructure is disabled by high-precision means. The civilian population, according to the department, is not in danger. The Ministry of Defense added that the Ukrainian border guards «do not offer any resistance», in some cases the Ukrainian military surrender and then have the opportunity to return to their families. 12 January, 08:43InfographicDraft agreement on security assurances between Russia and NATOInfographicView
