“I had a conversation with my American colleague and friend Anthony Blinken. During a week of diplomatic contacts with the Russian Federation, Ukraine and the United States remain united in their desire to de-escalate through diplomacy and force. We continue to work closely together to deter the Russian Federation from further aggression,” he wrote.
He had a conversation with his American colleague and friend Anthony Blinken. During the week of diplomatic contacts with Russia, Ukraine and the United States remain united in their pursuit of de-escalation through diplomacy and force. We continue to work closely together to deter Russia from further aggression.
– Dmytro Kuleba (myDmytroKuleba) January 11, 2022
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At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine notedthat on the phone Blinken told Kulebe about the course of negotiations in Geneva between the Russian and American delegations.
“The heads of the foreign ministries agreed on further steps of Ukraine and the United States, in particular, taking into account the following diplomatic contacts with the Russian Federation in the format of the NATO-Russia Council and the OSCE Permanent Council. The parties noted their mutual adherence to the diplomatic principle” no agreements regarding Ukraine without Ukraine, “the message says. …
Blinken reaffirmed “the United States’ unwavering support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine” and discussed with Kuleba “the further implementation of a comprehensive package of deterring Russia from further aggression, in particular, tough economic sanctions against the Russian Federation and the practical strengthening of the defense capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”
“Thanks to active diplomatic work, Ukraine has strong international support. There is a growing understanding among our partners that the Euro-Atlantic space will be safe only when Ukraine is safe. Together we are actively implementing this formula of security,” the Ukrainian Foreign Minister explained.
On January 10, Geneva hosted the main round of talks between the United States and the Russian Federation on “security guarantees” the conversation continued approximately 7.5 hours… After the talks, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov said that the United States, due to the pulling together of Russian troops to the Ukrainian-Russian border made claims and “certain threats” Moscow, and the Russian delegation assured that the Russian Federation does not plan to attack Ukraine.
According to Ryabkov, who heads the Russian delegation, The Russian Federation needs “reinforced concrete” guarantees that Ukraine and Georgia will never become NATO members… He added that Moscow would like to see the Madrid summit, which will take place June 29-30, The Alliance has legally secured this.
United States Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman, who leads the American delegation, said at a briefing following talks between Russia and the United States that NATO’s open door principle non-negotiable.
December 10, 2021 in the background Russian troop build-up near the border with Ukraine and in the occupied territories, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation issued a statement in which Russia demanded from the North Atlantic Alliance officially withdraw the promise to Ukraine to join NATO.
Alliance General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg rejected this claim… “NATO’s relations with Ukraine will be decided by 30 NATO allies and Ukraine – and no one else,” he stressed.
December 17 Russian Foreign Ministry circulated Russian draft treaty handed over to Washington with the United States and agreements with NATO on so-called security guarantees. In particular, they say that the United States must commit to exclude further NATO expansion “eastward”, refuse to admit to the Alliance states that were previously part of the USSR.
On January 12, Russia and NATO plan to hold a meeting at the level of the Russia-NATO Council, and on January 13, a meeting of representatives of the Russian Federation and the OSCE is scheduled.
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