“Information on this matter will come from the administration later this week, I would not want to get ahead of them,” he said.

On December 8, US President Joe Biden announced that he expects to announce a meeting with the participation of Russia and NATO countries by December 10 to discuss the concerns of the Russian side with the actions of the alliance.

On the eve, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with Biden, emphasized that Russia is seriously interested in obtaining reliable, legally fixed guarantees that exclude NATO expansion eastward.

According to the president, the NATO bloc is clearly leading a confrontational line against Russia, the alliance is unfriendly and declares the country its adversary.