The United States and its allies are ready to discuss negotiations with Russia the possibility of reciprocal restrictions in conducting exercises and deploying missiles on NATO’s eastern flank. The United States, however will not discuss the restrictions requested by Moscow on the deployment of US troops in the region, a senior official in the presidential administration, Joe Biden, was quoted as saying by the VoA. Earlier, NBC News reported that Washington is ready to discuss and this topic under conditions of reciprocity – concessions to make both parties.
For his part, the Secretary of State Anthony Blinkon commented to ABC News that does not expect significant progress of talks with Russia next week.
According to him, it is very difficult to make real progress, “as the escalation continues, while Russia holds a gun to Ukraine’s templeHe recalled that more than 100,000 troops had gathered on the Ukrainian border.
Putin wants a replay of the Cold War
The issue of the Russian ultimatum, which will be the basis of the meeting between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin in Geneva on January 10, does not concern only Ukraine
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Beginners negotiations in Geneva, followed by meetings in Brussels and Vienna, aimed at preventing military escalation in the Donbas and the incursion of Russian forces into Ukraine. Amid a build-up of military and military equipment, Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for NATO not to expand eastward and for the Alliance to provide unilateral guarantees for Russia’s security. These demands were declared inadmissible by the United States and NATO.
