Russia tells US that its counterproposals on security were not constructive and ignored Russia's key concerns
- Says Security proposals were intended as a complete package, not for the US to pick and choose.
- Russia doubts Washington is committed to fixing security issues in Europe.
- Russia says growing US and NATO military activity is alarming and Russia's red lines are still being ignored.
- Ultimatums for Russia to remove troops from parts of its own territory and accompanied by sanctions threats are unacceptable and undermine chances of reaching a deal.
- Russia says it will be forced to respond by implementing military technical measures in absence of the US negotiating legally binding security guarantees.
Analysis details (14:42)
- NOTE: These comments are from the same official response (here), but are being framed in a more contentious manner by some news outlets.
17 Feb 2022 - 14:39- Geopolitical- Source: Newswires
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