US Will Refuse All Security Concessions Proposed By Russia, Cheap Oil Excepted

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US says it will refuse all security concessions proposed by Russia

25 Jan, 2022



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The US will not make any concessions to Russia on potential security guarantees, and the only possible way to make bilateral agreements will be mutual steps to benefit both nations, the US State Department said on Monday. Talking to gathered journalists at a press briefing, State Department spokesman Ned Price also added that Washington would consult closely with its partners, including Ukraine, before making deals with Moscow. His comments come less than a week after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva for consultations over security guarantees. "The key point in that is that any steps that we would take would not be concessions,"...

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At the end of last year, Russia published drafts of proposed treaties it had sent to NATO and the US. The documents include a long list of security guarantees sought by the Kremlin, including a demand that NATO signs a legally binding agreement not to expand eastwards. The proposals also include a clause on banning the placement of missiles near Russia's borders and the withdrawal of NATO soldiers to pre-1997 positions. Discussions over the propositions began in January. Despite agreeing to consultations, Washington has insisted that many of Moscow's proposals will simply not be considered. Any agreements between Moscow and Washington must be of mutual benefit, says the State Department...

US says it will refuse all security concessions proposed by Russia — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
https://www.rt.com/russia/547285-us-stays-firm-ukraine-deal