US President Joe BidenWASHINGTON, Jan 31 The US and its allies are open to discussion with Russia «If Russia is sincere about its willingness to address our mutual security concerns through dialogue, the United States, our allies and partners will continue to engage in good faith,» US President Joe Biden said. President in connection with the discussion in the UN Security Council of the situation around Ukraine.»If instead Russia chooses to turn its back on diplomacy and attack Ukraine, Russia will be held accountable and face quick and severe consequences,» Biden said, adding that Western countries are preparing for any scenario He called the open meeting of the UN, convened at the initiative of the United States, «a critical step» for the world community to speak with a single voice, «rejecting the use of force, calling for de-escalation, supporting diplomacy as the best way forward.» Kiev and Western states in Recently, they have been expressing concern over the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and does not intend to attack anyone, and claims of «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted earlier that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not bother anyone.London wants to know Moscow's plans for Ukraine, said the Deputy Representative of Britain As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, Russia does not create any pretexts for a conflict situation around Ukraine. According to him, Russia does not rule out that the hysteria around Ukraine, hyped by the West, is aimed at covering Kiev's line of sabotaging the Minsk agreements on Donbass. According to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, the information hysteria of the United States and NATO on Ukraine is generously framed by lies and fakes. At the end of 2021, Russia published drafts of a treaty with the United States and an agreement 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 Ukrainian bloc and from establishing military bases in post-Soviet countries. The proposals also contain a clause on the non-deployment of NATO strike weapons near the borders of Russia and the withdrawal of alliance forces in Eastern Europe to the positions of 1997. Last Wednesday, the US and NATO submitted to Moscow written responses to Russia's proposals for security guarantees. The Russian Foreign Minister stated that Moscow is studying the responses of the United States and NATO, after interdepartmental coordination it will be reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin, he will decide on further steps. /> In the Czech Republic called the only way to resolve the conflict between NATO and Russia
